In this video I’ll tackle a controversial topic: Autofocus! Here’s my easy way to deal with this problem.
Total time: About 16 minutes
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Summary
- Use 1-Area Autofocus for normal shooting (wedding, events, gimbal, etc.)
- Use face/eye AF for vlogging
- Turn off Custom AF Setting (Video).
- Use 50/60p for better autofocus. Later, if you want filmic motion blur, then you can drop the timeline into Adobe After Effects and use the motion blur option. It does a decent job.
This is the official Panasonic statement on the subject:
The text:
“We recommend to select 1-area AF in 30p or 60p frame rate for more comfortable Auto Focus speed. When you select 24p, 1-area AF is recommended.
If you are still experiencing slower than desired AF, Panasonic suggests to override AF by pressing the shutter button halfway down.
Panasonic pledges to further improve the AF quality.”
