Panasonic G7 - trouble focusing in low light.

Aberaeron wrote:

Brisn5757 wrote:

alcelc wrote:

AFS = AF single shot. It is a drive mode but is nothing relate to focus. I.e., how many focus point you use.

As per my experience on still shooting (the running LED light hanging over trees should be regarded as still object), use single focus point in its smallest focus box size should be the fastest and most accurate way.

However when it is in the dark, a slightly larger size focus box might be easier for the camera to find and lock on a focus (more options within a larger focus area) at the risk of not focus on exactly the point you wish to focus.

I usually have the camera set for Spot Focus so anything in the center of the cameras view will be in focus. I see your point about needing a bigger area for the camera to focus in low light situations.

I could turn the peaking focusing aid and use manual focus but the peaking colour would get in the way of viewing the image. It would be nice if you could quickly turn peaking on or off.

Brian

That's another reason why you may have difficulty achieving focus lock.

The camera is actually very good indeed at focussing in low light. You do need to learn how best to use it though, just as with any sophisticated tool.

I have done very little night photography with this camera so it looks like I'll need to experiment more with the settings.

There are times when the camera will go out of focus for a moment even when recording video in the daytime. However I'll check the setting on this camera.

Brian