I'm doing some self-portraits and I cannot figure out how to make the G1 focus after the self-timer counts down; not before. I know I can use MF, but it takes a long time to find the exact match when I have nothing around me... Anyone had this problem before?
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G1: AF after self-timer
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Pedagydusz
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I don't understand why you want it that way. What I do (with the E-P1 and other cameras) is pre-focus, and then press the shutter. It works very well.
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kenw
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Umm... Except when doing a self portrait where you can't touch the shutter button while standing for the portrait. That's the problem here. Unfortunately I'm not familiar enough with the G1 I just got to be of any help.
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Agree. I always pre-focus and then press the shutter for the timer. I've always done this with any camera with a timer on it, including the G1.
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RayUK
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But as Ken W pointed out, you can't pre-focus on yourself for a self portrait if you're standing next to the camera focussing it !!! From experience I know that if you pre-focus eg on the chair you wish to sit on for the portrait, you'll be out of focus.
Fortunately, there's an excellent solution for the G series, as they all have remote release sockets. In europe I think it's Hama who make a compatible release cable for less than £20. So you can take self-portraits within about 4ft of the camera.
Ray
Fortunately, there's an excellent solution for the G series, as they all have remote release sockets. In europe I think it's Hama who make a compatible release cable for less than £20. So you can take self-portraits within about 4ft of the camera.
Ray
The other way to take a self-portrait is to se camera to a scenic mode - indoor portrait. Camera's face recognition will find you and track and focus you in time
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Charea-
I have never seen a camera that focus' after the timer, but they may exist.
If you do not want to manually focus the G1, you can buy a remote trigger, but I think it is only 3' long.
Or, perhaps you can position yourself near an object at the same distance, even if it is way off to the left lets say, then use the adjustable spot focus moved all the way to the left... you should be in focus also even though you are in the middle of the frame.
However, watch your exposure settings to make sure to make sure the camera does not use the focus point, but rather the whole frame.
Good Luck!
SteveG
I have never seen a camera that focus' after the timer, but they may exist.
If you do not want to manually focus the G1, you can buy a remote trigger, but I think it is only 3' long.
Or, perhaps you can position yourself near an object at the same distance, even if it is way off to the left lets say, then use the adjustable spot focus moved all the way to the left... you should be in focus also even though you are in the middle of the frame.
However, watch your exposure settings to make sure to make sure the camera does not use the focus point, but rather the whole frame.
Good Luck!
SteveG
Gato Amarillo
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I agree it would be better for many purposes if focus was also delayed.
There are several ebay sellers offering radio remotes which are said to work well and are not overly expensive. I don't own one, but I expect that would be a work-around.
FWIW, I just tried the face-detect trick mentioned above and it does not seem to work for me. Focus seems to lock when the shutter is depressed.
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There are several ebay sellers offering radio remotes which are said to work well and are not overly expensive. I don't own one, but I expect that would be a work-around.
FWIW, I just tried the face-detect trick mentioned above and it does not seem to work for me. Focus seems to lock when the shutter is depressed.
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Rubicond
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How on earth do you pre-focus for a self-portrait???
I didn't talk about self portraits. Just info on how the cameras work. I'm not into photographing myself.
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Ron_M
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Would auto tracking focus mode work? Set the articulated screen so you can see the screen wile looking at the lens at arms length. Set the camera to track your face and then press the shutter to start the timer. The only issue is that you can't turn your face away from the cam.
I'd consider a prop + manual focus.
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I'd consider a prop + manual focus.
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kristian2000
Veteran Member
I think every modern camera has this problem. One workaround is to place an object where you will be and manually focus on it. Older lenses have a focus scale that allows one to focus pretty close by way measuring, but new lenses like the G1 kit lens omit this feature.
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My Fujifilm F31fd focuses via face detection after the timer has started counting down. The manual even boasts about this feature in the manual (pp 67-68):
"The Intelligent Face Detection function is especially useful when using the self timer since it ensures that faces will appear in focus automatically... During the timer countdown, the camera detects people's faces. Just as the picture is taken, the camera focuses on and adjusts the brightness of people's faces."
I've tested this many times on myself and it indeed works as stated. In fact, I thought all cameras w/face detection did this so I was disappointed when my Oly SP-570 and Panny G1 did not behave this way.
I'm pretty sure all current Fuji cameras with face detection (FD) behave the same way as the F31fd when using the self-timer, and I wish all cameras with FD behaved this way.
"The Intelligent Face Detection function is especially useful when using the self timer since it ensures that faces will appear in focus automatically... During the timer countdown, the camera detects people's faces. Just as the picture is taken, the camera focuses on and adjusts the brightness of people's faces."
I've tested this many times on myself and it indeed works as stated. In fact, I thought all cameras w/face detection did this so I was disappointed when my Oly SP-570 and Panny G1 did not behave this way.
I'm pretty sure all current Fuji cameras with face detection (FD) behave the same way as the F31fd when using the self-timer, and I wish all cameras with FD behaved this way.
Yep, I was just making sure I'm not missing anything. My old FZ50 had this feature.
Thanks, that might be the only solution for now (unless a new firmware adds this fetaure). Until then, I guess I'll struggle a bit with MF.
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I have the same problems with self-portraits and can't understand why self-timers all about all cameras focus when you press down the shutter instead of focusing when I'm in the picture. Nonsense to me.
In the beginning of the digital area even lots of compac cameras like the Oly C40 shipped with a wireless remote and had a build in infrared receiver. I loved it for self portraits. Nowadays only dslrs seem to have build-in receivers (even Oly 420, 620, Canon 450D etc. etc.).
Only work-around are the remotes I mentioned above. They add more cables and clutter which defeats the small and light purpose, I think. What do you think?
In case you don't trust ebay there's a brand name webshop, too:
http://www.phottix.com/wireless-remotes/phottixr-cleon-ii.html
Hope it helps (I use these remotes for my E-P1 as well as for the GH1)
I have the same problems with self-portraits and can't understand why self-timers all about all cameras focus when you press down the shutter instead of focusing when I'm in the picture. Nonsense to me.
In the beginning of the digital area even lots of compac cameras like the Oly C40 shipped with a wireless remote and had a build in infrared receiver. I loved it for self portraits. Nowadays only dslrs seem to have build-in receivers (even Oly 420, 620, Canon 450D etc. etc.).
Only work-around are the remotes I mentioned above. They add more cables and clutter which defeats the small and light purpose, I think. What do you think?
In case you don't trust ebay there's a brand name webshop, too:
http://www.phottix.com/wireless-remotes/phottixr-cleon-ii.html
Hope it helps (I use these remotes for my E-P1 as well as for the GH1)
I might get one as well. Fortunately, they're not too expensive. CLEON II loooks really nice.
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