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Does GX8 shoot at the claimed FPS in AF-C?

Started Dec 30, 2017 | Discussions thread
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aloli
aloli Regular Member • Posts: 276
Does GX8 shoot at the claimed FPS in AF-C?

Panasonic claims 6fps with AF-C on the GX8, to my knowledge. However, I'd like to ask if it can reliably achieve this 6fps in real world usage.

The reason I ask this is because I had a G7 that was unable to achieve 6fps with AF-C on a stationary subject in front of it, actually shooting at a rate closer to 3 or 4 fps. This was only true in mechanical shutter and not electronic shutter. The buffer was not full (same issue regardless of raw, jpg or even on smallest jpg size), and the memory card is very unlikely to be the source of the issue (Sandisk Extreme 64gb 90mb/s). The camera would hunt in and out of focus between shots, but strangely enough, only with mechanical shutter. To add on, this was with the 14-42mm kit lens, and happened even with the camera set to Release Priority.

 aloli's gear list:aloli's gear list
Canon EOS 7D Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm X-E3 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS +3 more
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8
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