Autofocus disabled while recording movies? The digitalcamerainfo.com review for the Canon A1100 IS, states:"...the autofocus feature doesn't appear to work once recording has begun either".Can anyone confirm or deny this?Thanks. Autofocus disabled while recording movies? The digitalcamerainfo.com review for the Canon A1100 IS, states:"...the autofocus feature doesn't appear to work once recording has... » Read More Autofocus disabled while recording movies? The digitalcamerainfo.com review for the Canon A1100 IS, states:"...the autofocus feature doesn't appear to work once recording has begun either".Can anyone confirm or deny this?Thanks. « Show Less
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a bunch of Fujifilm's P&S; cameras does autofocus in movies, even the older models.
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Quite true, but I don't know any similar camera that does have autofocus during video recording.
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Are you sure? everything I have read so far states it doesn`t auto focus. Thats why I didn`t buy it yet. I can`t see buying one if I have to focus in shots anyways.
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I am familiar with the problem, but don't know the answer. The autofocus is too slow and frustrating when trying to take quick shots. I am looking for a replacement camera.
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This is not an official statement but I've been shooting a lot. And I 99% use single point AF, manually setting focus point according to my subject. I never noticed a left focus or lock up problem.
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Thank you for the tip.I like the camera very much, great zoom, it also has facial recognition.If you get it, one little note, make sure the rec, is on when your recording.I believe I hit it too quick when I put the camera on, and it did not register.Yes I did not record a whole chunk that I thought I did.Wish you the best with your camera stuff.
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Like most point and click digital cameras, this has an auto-focus. When you depress the button part way, it will focus. Then a complete press will take that picture. If you do not pause to focus and just push the button hard, it will have a very slight pause as it does have to take the time to focus. If it didn't you pictures would be blurry.I used this on a trip where I needed a bunch of spontaneous pictures and the lag was not annoying. Quickly taken shots came out great.
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I can't say if this will work with an A100, coming on to being an 8 year old camera. I use mine with my A850 as a cable release. I do not think this can be used as a "remote"---what I think of as a remote is something that can trigger the shutter without being physically connected to the camera, such as an infrared remote. This device does not have that function. It is very good as a cable release and timer, though, and the quality surprised me very positively, considering the price.
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Not to be stupid, but will this camera pause? I mean can you pause while recording and then start again without it being a new movie? Thanks
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When I bought my camera, I checked for this function. It was not possible to take a still photo while also taking movies. I suppose it is possible (although probably not likely) that there has been a 'firmware' update, and now you can, but it could not be done when I bought mine.
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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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The remote does not perform the auto-focus, the camera does. I have not used the remote for video, but have taken portraits with the remote, and the camera handles the focusing (unless I'm set for manual focus) without a problem.
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No autofocus functionality - it is a purely mechanical adaptation of Canon EF lenses on Samsung NX bodies. The "peak function" on my NX100 supports focussing greatly, though. Since there is no full-functionality adapter available (and this will probably not change, ever), and since the price is right, I still strongly recommend the item from Fotodiox. It is well crafted and fits perfectly, both on the camera and the lens ends.
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The Camera is able to apply the time/date in 2 ways for picture taking. Using the menu you can select to have the time/date on pictures (that WILL show up on printed pictures) (not avail. in "auto" mode) and you can apply text/date after actually taking the picture, during review ( that should work in all modes)..It appears that you CANNOT apply time/date stamp while recording a movie! You can download the "advanced" manual for the camera before buying and look through that. It will give you alot of details of the camera's operation.
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Can one simply turn off the autofocus and use the manual focus ring while in video mode? I hope so, I just ordered a HS20. Should have it early next week.
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By default, Auto Focus is turned on. As soon as you start to record, whatever is in the center of the view finder will come into focus. You can override this behavior by touching the screen to get the camera to track a subject that is not in the center of the screen. This can be done before you start to record, and the subject will then become focused. In low light conditions, or when shooting a scene with multiple subjects, it's a good idea to select the primary subject before recording. Besides focus, the camera will also adjust exposure to match the subject selected. In low light, I've found that selecting the subject brightens the scene the way I want.
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The autofocus function is controlled by the camera, not the lens. Let's say that the lens has the muscle but the camera has the brain. So if you have another lens that does not autofocus in movie mode, don't expect this one to do so.Hoping this answers your question.
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If the AF during video recording is indeed a problem, I would think it would be a relatively easy fix by Nikon with a firmware update. Sounds like the camera IQ is a little sloppy when it comes to deciding when it needs to re-focus during video recording, with either Full AF on or off. I believe with Full AF turned on it is supposed to continuously re-focus and with it turned off it will only re-focus when you zoom in or out.