I have been questioning the focus improvements so many have posted
I decided to test. Focus is much faster and also accurate on my G1.
I ran the following test.
- Macro in wide angle on a well lit black and white page of text in
macro. Focus went past sharp, moved back and stopped dead on. It
used to go back and forth and miss about 50% of the time.
- Macro in telephoto on same subject. Same results.
- Low light poster with text wide angel. Same results.
- Low light of same subject in telephoto. Same results.
Since the above results were so good. I decided to try another
experiment:
- High contrast background with a low contrast foreground beyond
depth of field. The background was a box with text and 2 very
different colors dividing the middle of the image. The foreground
object was a flesh tone figurine of Piglet. The lighting was
reflected sunlight indoors. With the old firmware the results
would have challenged the G1 focus system and the box would be in
focus. The results were a surprise. With the camera in program
and no special settings the G1 could not make up it’s mind. 50% of
the time the box was in focus, 50% of the time Piglet was in focus
and the camera took a long time to decide. I switched to center
weighted exposure and piglet snapped into focus every time.
These are wonderful improvements!
Morris
