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Panasonic G7 camera can go out of focus at times

Started Jun 14, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP Brisn5757 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,540
Re: Panasonic G7 camera can go out of focus at times

hindesite wrote:

Brisn5757 wrote:

I noticed that sometimes when video recording with the Panasonic G7 camera it has a bad habit of going out of focus for a moment then back into focus again.

Can anyone tell me what might be the reason for this as I don't see a good reason why it would do this? I can understand if there was a near by object that got in the way causing it to shift focus but this was not the case.

Most of the time I don't have this focus problem and if it happens then I'm forced to switch to manual focus.

Brian

Switch video C-AF off unless you need it; then you can use S-AF and adjust even while recording if necessary.

Video C-AF works for moving objects, and isn't so great for static shots where alternative settings are more appropriate.

The G7 has DFD and with the right lenses focus works very well, but you have to choose the best options for the scenario.

Thanks for the two posters telling me about C-AF. Far as I know this is off but it may have been accidentally turned on...I'll check.

Brian

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