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X-H2S subject tracking miss

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Morris0
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Re: X-H2S subject tracking miss

FCi wrote:

Morris0 wrote:

When you were using Subject Tracking was it AF-C or AF-S?

If AF-C, what AF-C settings?

If AF-C, Zone, Single Point or Wide Tracking?

Why would Wide Tracking lock the bird? It will focus on something with contrast and it did. You want to use Zone or Single Point.

Morris

I was on AF-C in 'Wide/Tracking' mode, which after a half-press keeps the focus point locked and following the target if it moves or you reframe (old habits).

AF-C settings were on default 1 multi-purpose: halfway tracking sensitivity, 0 speed tracking sensitivity, and zone area switching auto. The robin was fairly stationary, not hopping around or flying.

When the robin landed, I toggled on subject tracking set to birds and it displayed a focus lock on the birds eye and body, but was focusing on the grass in the background.

It had a few moments where it did focus on the bird, but would then focus on the background again with the UI still showing it had acquired the bird the whole time.

Hope that answers your questions!

Yes and this is what I feel went on:

The camera did detect the bird yet wide tracking continued to operate and as it frequently dose did no focus on the desired subject.  The firmware could do better yet till they improve it, I suspect you are better off using zone as you have more control of what is going on.

Morris

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