Manual focus with the RX10

[mike5100]

I think I may have asked this question before but can't find the answer.

If I set the focus to DMF/M on the switch on the front of the camera, I would expect to be able to manually focus on a bird perch I have set up and not have to think about the point of focus again until I switch the camera off. But that's not what happens with my Mark4. All too often the focus point switches to somewhere else in the frame or if I move the camera so the perch is not dead centre, then the focus point moves when I press the shutter and I have to start again with the focus ring to bring the perch back into focus. What am I not understanding?

Mike

 

[Digital Nigel]

I think I may have asked this question before but can't find the answer.

If I set the focus to DMF/M on the switch on the front of the camera, I would expect to be able to manually focus on a bird perch I have set up and not have to think about the point of focus again until I switch the camera off. But that's not what happens with my Mark4. All too often the focus point switches to somewhere else in the frame or if I move the camera so the perch is not dead centre, then the focus point moves when I press the shutter and I have to start again with the focus ring to bring the perch back into focus. What am I not understanding?

Mike

Are you setting it to DMF or M? They're two different settings.

 

[mike5100]

Ah thanks Nigel - there was one further turn available on the mechanical switch.

Mike

 

[elliottnewcomb]

I wrote this about rx100's, but it would be a nice setup on an RX10 also

AF/MF Toggle, MF Setup
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58890915

Shoot AF all day, want MF, a single button press, another single buttom press takes you back to AF, never take your eye of your EVF

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Are you taking advantage of your Fn Button Menu?

Fn Button is the KEY to using any RX Camera
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3856052

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lots of other info here, most of rx100 info applies to RX10 in concept

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4810174

 

[Digital Nigel]

I wrote this about rx100's, but it would be a nice setup on an RX10 also

Nope, the controls are quite different. All RX10s have a physical knob to control AF/MF modes.

 

[elliottnewcomb]

I wrote this about rx100's, but it would be a nice setup on an RX10 also

Nope, the controls are quite different. All RX10s have a physical knob to control AF/MF modes.

so you cannot change the functions of the rockers?