Does quick-shift work in video mode?

liukaitc · 02-17-2011, 08:05 PM

I only got DAL kit lens.. so I do not know this.
I just wonder if quick-shift also work in video mode?
Can we set on AF while shoot video but still be able to manually change focus?

sajah · 02-17-2011, 11:08 PM

Yes, quick-shift is a mechanism inside the lens, camera body can't enable or disable it. Only thing it can do is to keep AF-ing and thus overriding your manual focus.
But since K-x (and I assume all newer bodies) only try to AF at the start of a video, if in the middle of recording you change focus manually using quick-shift the camera will not try to override it. You could also switch the AF/MF button in the middle of recording, which I do all the time.

liukaitc · 05-18-2011, 06:16 AM

Hey, I just bought 16-50 nad 50-135. They can override focus in video mode. What a surprise. This works so nice in video mode.

02-17-2011, 08:05 PM	#1
liukaitc Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Photos: Albums Posts: 1,008	Does quick-shift work in video mode? I only got DAL kit lens.. so I do not know this. I just wonder if quick-shift also work in video mode? Can we set on AF while shoot video but still be able to manually change focus?

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02-17-2011, 11:08 PM	#2
sajah Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Korea Photos: Gallery Posts: 275	Yes, quick-shift is a mechanism inside the lens, camera body can't enable or disable it. Only thing it can do is to keep AF-ing and thus overriding your manual focus. But since K-x (and I assume all newer bodies) only try to AF at the start of a video, if in the middle of recording you change focus manually using quick-shift the camera will not try to override it. You could also switch the AF/MF button in the middle of recording, which I do all the time.

05-18-2011, 06:16 AM	#3
liukaitc Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Photos: Albums Posts: 1,008 Original Poster	Hey, I just bought 16-50 nad 50-135. They can override focus in video mode. What a surprise. This works so nice in video mode.

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