Digital Shutterbug

That last paragraph is where I have a disagreement with you in terms of wording. Yes, it does act as you state, but only if you have the shutter button half depressed. To me, that is not ...

You may be correct, Ken, in what he meant. When he used the term "Pre-focus", I assumed he was talking about the Sony feature called Pre-focus. I don't think of Continuous Focus in the same terms ...

Sorry, Elliot. But this absolutely not true. Pre-focus is a function that can be turned off or on completely independently of AF-C or AF-S modes. I don't like pre-focus, and do not use it. There ...

Thank you, Tom. You probably saw Alexander's quote from Wikipedia that sites Fujifilm as introducing the technology in 2010. I can barely remember what I had for breakfast yesterday. I certainly ...

Thank you for your input. It looks like Fujifilm was probably well ahead of Canon in on-sensor PDAF. I appreciate the correction.

John, I'm not sure I have the answer for this question. I've never seen anything from Sony as to what they do at the point of exposure. Many of the cameras (mostly DSLRs) that I have owned, have a ...

Really nice, Ed. You really got the best out of this little camera. Keep 'em coming, please.

I have to agree with SoCalWill. Particularly in the first photo. Look (100% view) at the tree tops contrasted against the sky. You will see multiple ghosts of limbs. Don't be disheartened. This ...

Ken, as Tom already explained, what you're observing is completely normal for contrast detection systems (CDAF). Let me try to explain the difference from phase detection (PDAF) systems. Hopefully ...

I love happy endings. Have a great weekend.

Thanks. You've got my curiosity up.

A quick check of the Adobe website shows version 9.10 to be the current version for Windows OS.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that. I'm on a MAC. I'm not sure what the latest version for Win. is.

Shoot him with something that goes boom instead of click. The other advantage is you get to have turkey and dressing for supper.

I think I have the same version. Specifically, DNG Converter version 9.10.0.739. In the preferences it also says Compatibility: Camera RAW 7.1 or later, like yours. I can't think of any other ...

I was just going by the label the OP attached to the image.

In the preferences section of DNG converter, you can opt to have the original raw file embedded in the .dng file. This allows you toss the original file away and still be able to recover the ...

Yes. It is fully supported by Adobe. LR support started with Ver. 6.8, and of course CC. https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

Your close up work continues to impress me. Very nice.

Elliot, I think he stated it was shot at 1.6 digital zoom, rather than 2X. But, your math is otherwise correct. :-)