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Pen F users - some quick questions...

Started Oct 5, 2019 | Discussions thread
acfo Senior Member • Posts: 1,500
Re: Question - which AF points are you using...

Raist3d wrote:

So here's something that could make more of a difference in things for me to try at L.

Are you using

- spot focus point (touch square that you can move around with finger) AF point,

- small AF point from grid,

- Large AF point from grid

- all AF points in grid

- 3x3 AF points from gird

?

Which one you are finding gives you most confident results in L? I want to make sure I try the same settings. Thanks.

For sitting birds I use the single small AF point in the center. I do not use a tripod so C-AF helps keep the subject in focus while I joggle and sway.

For birds in flight I use the 3x3 AF grid centered. The great Rob Trek video on birding suggests shifting the 3x3 AF grid up a little as birds will more often be in the top half of the picture.

I have set the camera to JPEG fine + RAW. Some suggest setting the camera to only one of the two to decrease the load on the processor and buffer. I did not notice any difference in the results so I leave it set to both.

I have set the picture mode to natural.  Some suggest setting the camera to vivid improves the AF performance. I have not been able to confirm this.

What I have noticed is that underexposing the subject reduces the AF performance. I use center weighted average metering and the exposure compensation dial to properly expose the subject.

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