does this model have focus confirm? or let you know the subject you shooting is in focus?
1979556
Yes it does have a focus confirm chip and does let you know that your subject is in focus but, I don't find it to be very accurate esp when shooting below F5.6. It's a very sharp lens though. Love it so far.
1979557
The Nikon model with the chip does support focus confirm. In my D80, it's a small green light in the viewfinder.
724236
Only slightly, depends on what camera you are using. Is it a 3CCD MiniDv module, such as the Canon Gl2 or VX2100? If it is a module such as those that you are in good shape. But on a DSLR it will not focus.
862232
No, it's manual focus. It is very sharp a great close up. It also has a spot for a tripod. We'll worth the money
101125
Thank you for your response. I seem to do OK with close up but longer focal lengths give me a hard time. I may send it in just for them to check it out. I like the camera but I havent ever been so stymied before.
1929058
No, not exactly. It is a fixed focus lens. For making portraits it's really fantastic!
1571850
Bad one. Should just work smoothly. You should not notice it - except having to focus manually. ;)
202433
In general I think your best solution is to manually focus. Set the camera up, frame your shot, zoom in to the center of your frame, manually focus it, then zoom back out and verify your shot.
2255431
Occasionally it messed with the focus for a second or so til it worked things out but i never noticed. Here's as good a test as you'll see. http://youtu.be/cj5NBvNEksg
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I have had the S4500 for just a few weeks. I wear tri-focals and lve. them on while shooting. I just did some testing and here's what I found: With my glasses on, I focused on an object (auto) The Image looked sharp in the viewer, and in "reviewing". I then lined-up another shot - without my glasses, moved the shutter button half-way down - object was blurred but I took the shot anyway. Reviewed it (on the camera back) and it was fine. Conclusion (after two more tests) the camera was focusing correctly regardless of what I was seeing ! Highly recommend you do same testing to confirm. Having checked other review, I agree this model does NOT have a Diopter (previous Fuji model I owned did) but I am already used to this system - but then I'm not a pro! Oh, don't forget when shooting picture of two people, always point the focus-beam at ONE of the faces then "re-frame" while holding shutter btn. half way down. (sorry if I,m stating the obvious!). Good luck. Harry Hilton
2198942
My does not focus at any focal lenght. Pictures are blurry with any f stop and shutter speed I purchased through Ritz Camera for the warranty and registered it so Hopefully it is covered.
1485413
Mine does the same thing. Lens seems to work just fine. Probably has a friction clutch which permits the focus ring to turn past the stops
1406905
It has continuous shooting if you hold down the shutter button. It's not too quick but it's effective. I like mine!
414376
Hi j michael, I suggest checking on the distnace of your camera to your subject to avoid blur and out of focus shots. Thanks_Mitch
1321063
AutoFocus was fine. Some circumstances, e.g., bird watching, require manual focus.
1653571
yes. there is a manual focus option. I played with a couple times but don't love it (but I'm used to a DSLR and manual focus)
1885831
What do you mean by a "movement"? If you mean there seems to be something loose inside the camera, I have not experienced that. If you mean you get a blurry shot of a moving object, I have found that sometimes the focusing mechanism works well and sometimes it does not. I have gotten clear shots of my kid playing tennis and some blurry shots... trial and error.
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It does, hope you like it. It's a great camera, I no longer have it but got great shots from it. It's perfect for sports(pre focusing of course).