A question about focusing in Live View (K20D)

bdery · 06-25-2009, 07:27 PM

One thing I notice when using Live View is that when I press the shutter, the camera does not seem to focus at all, it just takes the picture. I noticed it recently because I usually use live view with manual lenses, but now I've started framing with live view, then disabling it, and pressing the shutter, with my AF lenses. Is there an option somewhere that activates AF when pressing the shutter while using live view?

frank · 06-25-2009, 07:49 PM

You need to press the AF button on the back to do the focusing when in LV mode

It's pretty slow though ...

bdery · 06-26-2009, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by frank

You need to press the AF button on the back to do the focusing when in LV mode

It's pretty slow though ...

That was so easy. Thanks!

06-25-2009, 07:27 PM	#1
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	A question about focusing in Live View (K20D) One thing I notice when using Live View is that when I press the shutter, the camera does not seem to focus at all, it just takes the picture. I noticed it recently because I usually use live view with manual lenses, but now I've started framing with live view, then disabling it, and pressing the shutter, with my AF lenses. Is there an option somewhere that activates AF when pressing the shutter while using live view?

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06-25-2009, 07:49 PM	#2
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	You need to press the AF button on the back to do the focusing when in LV mode It's pretty slow though ...

06-26-2009, 08:33 PM	#3
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357 Original Poster	Originally posted by frank You need to press the AF button on the back to do the focusing when in LV mode It's pretty slow though ... That was so easy. Thanks!