Beginner Focusing issue

[d00d]

Hi ... I've just bought a tiny Lumix GX800, lovely toy, M43, I've got loads of lenes for it.

But something is really annoying me: it continually hunts and focuses without me touching the shutter button. I've look through the 324 page manual, can't find the problem because I don't know what I'm looking for. What's it called when a camera does that?

Thanks

 

[richard uk]

Hi ... I've just bought a tiny Lumix GX800, lovely toy, M43, I've got loads of lenes for it.

But something is really annoying me: it continually hunts and focuses without me touching the shutter button. I've look through the 324 page manual, can't find the problem because I don't know what I'm looking for. What's it called when a camera does that?

Thanks

Normally that would be under continuous auto focus.

 

[d00d]

Normally that would be under continuous auto focus.

Thanks ... but I've got it on AF Single focus mode.

 

[richard uk]

If it's in single then it should not be looking for focus when your not pressing or half pressing the focus button

Are you trying to make stills pictures or video?

 

[d00d]

Are you trying to make stills pictures or video?

Stills, but maybe I've accidentally changed a video setting that makes it do this.

 

[sphexx]

Hi ... I've just bought a tiny Lumix GX800, lovely toy, M43, I've got loads of lenes for it.

But something is really annoying me: it continually hunts and focuses without me touching the shutter button. I've look through the 324 page manual, can't find the problem because I don't know what I'm looking for. What's it called when a camera does that?

Thanks

I don’t know if you are using a printed manual but sometimes it’s helpful to download a pdf version as you can search the text for things woul can’t find in the index or spot in the text.

 

[d00d]

I don’t know if you are using a printed manual but sometimes it’s helpful to download a pdf version as you can search the text for things woul can’t find in the index or spot in the text.

I always use the PDF ... hit Ctrl+F to find the word like *focus*, but can't find anything. I wondered if there's a word for this kind of behaviour.

 

[sphexx]

I would have thought single point would over-ride any continuous but there’s also “tracking” and “face detect” (latter on by defaultj which might explain it?

 

[sphexx]

I wondered if there's a word for this kind of behaviour.

There is of course but it’s unprintable

 

[richard uk]

I always use the PDF ... hit Ctrl+F to find the word like *focus*, but can't find anything. I wondered if there's a word for this kind of behaviour.

I had a look in the manual and there are a few pages about focusing on there.

One thing to note with auto focus is that if you have the focus point set to a point or small area and that area doesn't have anything with high contrast in it the focus will have problems. Try focusing on a plain, flat painted wall Vs something like news print to see.

 

[LeeRatters]

Sony has a thing called ''pre focus''

Not sure if the Lumix stuff has a similar thing.

 

[Deleted member 95743]

Hi ... I've just bought a tiny Lumix GX800, lovely toy, M43, I've got loads of lenes for it.

But something is really annoying me: it continually hunts and focuses without me touching the shutter button. I've look through the 324 page manual, can't find the problem because I don't know what I'm looking for. What's it called when a camera does that?

Thanks

Quick AF

 

[d00d]

Quick AF

Thank you @L320Rio ... all sorted.

I remember seeing Quick AF in the menus, and without knowing what it was, turned it on, then forgot about it.

Manual says:

the battery will be consumed faster than usual

Better off without that. Plus it's no quicker.