how do you focus this camera?? needs focusing!!
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You basically have to take the thing apart, there's a tiny set screw that holds the lens in place that comes loose sometimes.
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I as well have a focus problem, I have to bump the zoom a bit when I first start the camera. Not aware of any solutions and am looking for a warranty fix.
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You can set to manual focus as such: 1. Set the focus selector switch to [MF], which displays on the screen. 2. Press the setting wheel to set [MF] to a selected state. 3. Rotate the setting wheel to display the focus range on the screen. Press the left/right arrow keys or rotate the setting wheel to focus on the subject (use the cursor button to make slight adjustments). That should do it. Enjoy yourself. This has proven to be an amazing camera, with possibilities I don't get even with the M!
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Try adjusting the diopter adjustment on the viewfinder- likely was off. Should view and record in focus.
237581
I have the same camera. It's perfectly normal. It's just the camera focusing.
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I purchased the Lomography to assemble with by Grandson this summer. I have not had the chance to do so yet. Everything I have is Nikon. I know I will probably try to swich lenses. But I am not sure how to go about it yet since the camera will stay in the box and will be for awhile. I do know you can do a lot with You gaffer's tape. Sorry I can do more he help.
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Send it back, buy another camera. Mine did the same thing I have to push it really hard for it to stay in. Also now it won't focus. They are poor quality and support is even worst. Send it back.
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To my knowledge there isn't any way to manually focus these cameras. I bought mine as a refurbished unit and it has an incredibly clear image. You might have to contact Samsung.
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The auto focus on this camera is very fast. Put the camera in Spot Focus and put the item you want in focus in the center of the screen under the +.
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Since you're relying on automatic focus you need to have as much light as possible. It's not easy with an auto focus camera. I was a speedway dirt track photographer for years. I used a manually focused camera for that. Good luck.
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You have to keep it really steady because then it won't focus and the picture becomes blurry...but it could just be I don't know how to adjust the settings properly.. the camera does take really nice pictures.
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It's been awhile but isn't it one of the 2 knobs on the bottom of the cylinder of camera itself. Or that is how to focus it anyway.
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You have to change some camera settings. Search for "how to use manual focus lens on nex5"
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I have this problem But I don't understand your solution, Bruce. Could you or someone explain it again please? You appear to be saying that if the camera is at something like a standard focal length you can choose both Macro and MF. But you can't - not on mine anyway! In my experience, the camera will not focus below 1ft. The image stays blurred and often the yellow central focus frame will display a question mark. Auto-focus does not work in Macro either - so to all practical purposes the camera has no Macro mode. If someone has a fix for this I'd be very interested.
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I have the same problem and mine miss focuses too. I have contacted Nikon, but I'm still waiting for a reply. I'm curious if this lens is a waste of money? Did you guys ever find out what was wrong?
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first things first, be sure that it's in auto mode. There's also a manual focus mode. To check all your settings, simply swipe the shutter button up, you'll see the manual setting sliders. Check if the focus slider rests in auto mode. If it is not, slide all the way to your left, and leave it there. If this is not the case, check for the updates. First you gotta be sure that you're running the latest version of both the OS and the camera app. If no updates available, try to uninstall and install the camera app again. If nothing works, could be a hw problem. Let me know how it goes. Cheers.
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It's pretty easy once you figure it out, though the ease of focusing may depend on your subject. First, press the focus button. It's on the back of the camera, the left side of the wheel if I'm remembering correctly. There is a little line pointing to Macro (flower symbol) and MF for Manual Focus. When you press this button, a small menu will pop up where you can select Macro, Auto-focus, or Manual focus. Move the selection over to Manual focus (can't remember if you have to press right or left, or scroll over) and press the OK (SET) button in the middle of the wheel. After selecting Manual focus, you will see a small box inside your image showing the center of the shot zoomed in, and at the top there will be a long bar with a few numbers on it. This bar shows what distance the camera is focusing, so if you need to get closer focus (which is when I always need to use it) rotate the wheel counter-clockwise and you'll see the bar move. You can see how well your picture is in focus by looking at the small zoomed-in box. Hope this helps