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Nikon D3400 always refocusing or out of focus
Can cameras get old and stop working?
I've had my Nikon D3400 for about seven years, one major drop once that only killed the safety piece over the lens.
When taking videos, the camera often refocuses ...
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What could cause the focus to be off in some images and not others?
I took a number of photos like the one here. Each was at the same settings but each time I asked the camera to focus (with a single focus point) and the focus point right on the girls face. The ...
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Focussing area is different in live view than when viewed in viewfinder
When I use the AF-S mode or any other mode through the view finder, I can see an area in which the focus point can be moved. It is relatively small. What if I want to focus out of that area or focus ...
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Focus point causing unsharp images?
It seems that some pictures I’m taking just aren’t tack sharp, I’ve been shooting in Aperture Priority and I’ve made sure to avoid camera shake and such. Based off the picture below what would be a ...
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Does the autofocus work only if we touched an AF point on the camera's touchscreen?
As in here, if we touched the area outside that is covered by squares, nothing would happen or what?
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Is it Possible to Remove the Autofocus Points From the Viewfinder When Using a Split Focusing Screen?
I'm new to photography and recently purchased a Canon 60D. I purchased a split focusing screen from amazon and replaced the stock focusing screen.
I still see the autofocus points in the viewfinder, ...
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Best technique for taking sharp photos with only a few auto focus points? [duplicate]
I have some Canon APS-C cameras which only have 9 or 11 AF points and I find the focus points are mostly in the center of the view finder. I work around it by finding the closest point, half-pressing ...
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How can I take a picture of a family and have everyone be in sharp focus?
The other day I was trying to take a picture of all my family spread out. When I put the image onto the big screen, the people in the middle were in focus and those around the edge weren't in focus. ...
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How can I effectively use the focus points (of Canon DSLR), to get accurate focus on a small subject?
I'm shooting birds with my Canon 1200D and 55-250mm lens.
I know this is not ideal lens and focal length for bird photography. But I am new to this field and before investing on expensive equipment, ...
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Which focus mode should I use for a portrait shoot?
I have to do a portrait shoot for a friend. My camera (Pentax K-30) allows me to focus in the following modes:
1 focus point (center)
11 auto focus points
5 auto focus points
I haven't yet ...
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How do I tell my T2i to use a particular spot for AF reference?
I just got a 50mm f/1.2 to go along with my T2i, but many of my photos are out of focus because the AF catches my subject's knee instead of her eyes, despite focusing on her eyes and recomposing. ...
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What's the advantage of many autofocus points rather than fewer spread wider across the field? [duplicate]
I have a D3200 with 11 focusing points:
The newer and more expensive bodies have even more focus points like e.g. the D610:
I mostly work in Single-point AF mode, which means I choose one of the 11 ...
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Where do we focus when shooting cars in a street?
f I just want to put the camera at night at the corner of a street to get long exposure effect of the cars that are moving for their car lights, What is the focus settings I should use? Should I also ...
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Auto focus vs Single Continuous/Point focus
I'm using a D600. Sometimes, having the ability to select my focus point is good. However, in certain situations, moments can be lost when you're framing or moving the focus point to the subject in ...
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If I'm using only one focus point, am I doing it wrong?
Unless I have to shot a person or an object which moves, I set my camera to use only one focus point at the middle.
It feels just more natural and so easy: when I need to focus on something which is ...
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Learning from one's blurred photos: where was the focus point set?
After some shooting, I inevitably find that some photos (and by Murphy, often the best ones) have a blurred subject.
Even if the shots are spontaneous and hence the subject is hardly static, I ...
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Why don't cameras have autofocus points in the edges and corners?
On all the DSLRs I've used, there are never any autofocus points near the edges and corners. Why is that?
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How to get tack sharp portraits with shallow DOF when lacking an AF point where I want to focus?
What is the best way to get tack sharp portraits with shallow depth of field when lacking an auto focus point where I want to focus. I don't want to crop and "focus and recompose" is not an option ...
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Why are OVF and Liveview focus dots in different locations in my Nikon D800?
I put my camera (D800) on a tripod to check for any focusing issues ,and if I switch from OVF to Liveview the focus dot is in a different location.I tried two different lenses and they both give the ...
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Why isn't my Canon 70D autofocus accurate in manual zone AF mode with a 50mm f/1.8 lens?
I recently purchased a Canon 70D for its dual pixel autofocusing system and ISO performance. I am in love with this feature rich-camera; however I found the camera's autofocus fails to function ...
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How does autofocus point selection relate to manual focus?
Every lens I have comes with an auto-focus / manual focus switch. How should it be used if I am shooting on AV mode? If I were to select one of the focus points, do I need to have the lens on auto-...
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How do I make the focus point indicators stay long enough to select on the Canon 60D?
I have just switched from the Canon 500D to a 60D. Most of my work is property based, and this is therefore 90% internal flash shots where I often wish to pick out a particular spot for best focus.
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Is there a way to use phase detection AF with live view on a Canon EOS camera?
On any of the EOS xx(x)D model that has the live view function, can the camera make focus using the AF collimators (instead of using contrast detection), as it's possible on the old Nikon D300 ?
If ...
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How do you use the different autofocus points on your DSLR?
My Nikon D300 has quite a few autofocus points. There's a button I can operate with my thumb to change the autofocus point but I find that quite difficult to use. So I almost exclusively use the ...
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What autofocus zone selection mode should I use for action/event shooting?
I have a Canon 7D, and typically shoot everything I do in its single-point autofocus zone select mode, because I usually want fine control over exactly what the camera is focusing on and I often find ...
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Why does the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 have fewer AF points in optical viewfinder mode?
From the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 manual:
When AREA is selected for AF MODE in the shooting menu and S is selected for focus mode, the electronic viewfinder
and LCD monitor offer a choice of 49 focus ...
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Is there a secret way to make the Fujifilm X-Pro 1's autofocus point selection faster?
I think the answer to this is "no", but it may actually be available and I'm just not figuring out how to toggle the setting.
The X-Pro 1 has a wealth of AF points — 49 in EVF mode and 25 in OVF mode....
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What is the reason to use fewer points than the maximum available for the autofocus?
According to the manual, Nikon D7000 has three options for the number of autofocus points: 9, 21 and 39 points.
The manual explains that less points may be used when the subject is moving predictably....
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Why would I want to select an autofocus point?
I'm trying to understand why I would ever want to select an auto focus point other then the center point. I have a Canon XTI Rebel DSLR which has 9 auto-focus points, but I'm also looking into getting ...
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