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E-M5III quick question

Started Sep 4, 2020 | Questions thread
techie takes pics Senior Member • Posts: 1,730
Re: E-M5III quick question

photofan1986 wrote:

Anyway, I have a question regarding the AF target pad. Is it just me or is it extremely slow to react, laggy and not accurate, so much so that it is basically unusable?

Any help would be appreciated

I own the M5.III but I have 0% experience on panasonic - can't compare.

I do not use the targeting pad. Perhaps you are right - I just can't compare it to Panasonic.

I have set three (3) programmable buttons to deal with this.

First I have an AF-home.  If you override the AF and press this, it resets the AF to a preset setting. However, press it again and it returns to your last manual override. Effect = 2 different settings at a single button press.

Second. The FN-lever can switch between AF mode+settings.  It also remembers the manual override in each lever position. Together with the Home-AF, this gives me 3 AF settings at the press of a button.

Last. I have set one button to direct AF access so i can override quickly.

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