Autofocus disabled while recording movies? Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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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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You can zoom in and out while recording movies. This is a function of the lens, alone and has no bearing on camera function.Thanks,Joe VirgilProduct Specialist
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I just tested it, and you can zoom during movie mode.Oops--I have CHDK on my memory card.CHDK gives your camera many new features that Canon 'forgot' to enable (such as motion detection, interval scripting, exposure bracketing, etc.).Zoom was probably disabled because it adds a lot of noise, so Canon only gives you digital zoom in movie mode. If you want optical zoom, put CHDK on your memory card. This will also give you an option to mute it during zoom. Alternatively, you could edit it after on your computer.google for CHDK for more info. This makes Canon point-and-shoots much more featureful than other brands and sold me on this Powershot (a great camera for $75). I just tested it, and you can zoom during movie mode.Oops--I have CHDK on my memory card.CHDK gives your camera many new features that Canon 'forgot' to enable (such as motion detection, interval scripting, exposure bracketing, etc.).Zoom was probably disabled because it adds a lot of noise, so Canon only gives you digital zoom in movie mode. If you want optical zoom, put CHDK on your memory card. This will also give you an option to mute it during zoom. Alternatively, you could edit it after on your computer.google for CHDK for more info. This makes... » Read More I just tested it, and you can zoom during movie mode.Oops--I have CHDK on my memory card.CHDK gives your camera many new features that Canon 'forgot' to enable (such as motion detection, interval scripting, exposure bracketing, etc.).Zoom was probably disabled because it adds a lot of noise, so Canon only gives you digital zoom in movie mode. If you want optical zoom, put CHDK on your memory card. This will also give you an option to mute it during zoom. Alternatively, you could edit it after on your computer.google for CHDK for more info. This makes Canon point-and-shoots much more featureful than other brands and sold me on this Powershot (a great camera for $75). « Show Less
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Yes but you will not get all of the benefits of the new STM lenses if you are looking for autofocus while shooting video.
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Not that i have been able to do - pressing the shutter stops video acquisition, but since starting the movie has a separate trigger you can press shutter once to stop, again to take still, then movie button to start movie again. I had a larger canon which could take stills during video acauisition which was ok but there was frame droo during the still capture. Made me less likely to take stills during video recording even when i did have the function.
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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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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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No, it would be great if it had that option though. I haven't had any issues with the auto focus because the camera itself can easily be moved around.
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While the camera is in movie mode, you need to press the MENU button on the left upper corner of the back panel of T2i to change the Remote Control to "Enable". The RC-6 switch has to be set up at 2 to start and stop video. The lower switch position takes still pictures after elaborate focusing. I'm filming myself riding a horse for training purposes, so the whole pre-focus issue is moot, since I need the camera to focus on a moving target.
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Yes, it has auto focus. Switching to "effects" mode turns off autofocus. While it is admittedly not an up to date, cutting-edge model, it has some good features that are now hard to get on entry-level camcorders. One of those is a port that allows you to use the camera as a conversion box to digitize your VHS tapes, or 8mm tapes (if you still have a working player) onto either the camcorder's digital tape, or directly onto a computer. I think it's about $100 for a conversion box that does that, and nothing else. While consumers no longer seem interested in digital mini-tapes, there are $2,000 pro-sumer models that still think they're a good format. Tapes are still commonly available. Some of these (not all) eluras have slight whine that is picked up by the mic when filming quiet scenes. I've owned two. One had no audible motor noise, the other did. One good solution is to buy a $20.00 tie-clip mic which fits into the external mic port on this camera. If mine gets broken, I may well look for a chance to buy another one. It's still an somewhat unfashionable camera, but if you want to edit your videos on a computer, your original film will be less compressed on a mini-tape than it is on either a hard drive or DVD drive camera.
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Hi John, Yes, you may turn off Optical Steady Shot/ Image Stabilization on your camcorder. Vincent
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AutoFocus was fine. Some circumstances, e.g., bird watching, require manual focus.
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I have the same question, actually. That's the only reason I haven't bought it yet. I would love to get myself in shots, as well as the entire family, but the problem I have now with just using the camera's self-timer is that you can't autofocus on yourself when you're behind the camera! The review I read seems to say that you can't autofocus using just the remote...but B. Babb's response makes me think otherwise. I'm sure someone else out there would care to clarify...
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What you are looking for is Zoom2, and I thought as you did that I could 'fix' the set to Zoom2. The funny thing is that Zoom2 stretches the picture a bit, even though it shouldn't.I've since been using Auto and it is fine. It takes a second or two to adjust, but really it is a non-issue for almost all movies out there. The only ones which would be an issue are those which switch from IMAX to Cinemascope like TRANSFORMERS 3, THE DARK KNIGHT, and maybe THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (I haven't seen it yet).
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The lens can blur backgrounds only at wide apertures, like F2.0 of F1.4. The camera may not let you set wide apertures in video mode. You have to see if you can take movies in aperture priority. I think you can do it but you have to check.
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Have you tried using the AF/AE lock button located on top of the camera just behind the shutter release? I just got this camera myself so haven't explored all the features but that button is supposed to help you track moderately fast moving subjects.