Awesome video. This was very helpful and I appreciate you putting this together. I just got my g85 and loving it but still learning how to get the best results. One thing I have noticed is when trying to focus on a object about 6 to 10 feet way, the camera wants to focus on objects far back in the distance unstead of the object I'm wanting to keep in focus. I tried tapping on touch screen to focus on the object close to me that I wanted to focus, but it still keeping hunting between the closer object and the far off distance object. I'll try changing to AFS and see if this helps. Thanks again for the very well done video. I love how your are to the point and very clear instructions and examples without tons of extra talking like many folks in instructional videos. Your are a very good teacher.
Thanks man, really appreciate your efforts here. Just brushing off my trusty G85 after a year of other gear and needed a refresher on the autofocus. Thanks!
Sure thing! The G85 is still an excellent camera besides video autofocus as you're aware. Hopefully, Panasonic will FINALLY use a better system in GH6 although I'm thinking DFD autofocus will remain...ughhh
At least for me, I'd recommend Manual Focus as this and other Panasonic AF isn't reliable at least for video. But for photography, either AFS/AFF should work.
Panasonic manual says - If the light on a subject is insufficient when using [AFF] or [AFC], the camera performs the same focusing operation as [AFS]. In this case, the indication on the screen will change to yellow [AFS]
Thanks, this was the video I was looking for! Super helpful! Have the Panasonic Lumix and do a lot of vlogging where my face is continually moving with nature in the background. Think it's best to keep it in the "tracking" mode. Would you agree?
No prob glad it helped! For me, tracking mode was a hit or miss especially when I was outside so I just think it depends on what type of videos you're shooting.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand Sorry to be a burden - just reviewing your answer - did you mean "FACE detection" (the 1st setting) or "TRACKING" (the 2nd setting)?
what buttons are you pushing to actually get to choose from those 4 main modes? How do you get there? Some function buttons? Settings? (buying this cam when I've never had another one is overwhelming :S ) My cam seems to be hellbent on never focusing on me. It will ALWAYS choose anything else. It focuses on the keyboard, the wall, pictures, but if I aim at it me then it will just stay and never focus on anything. Even if I take up 100% of the screen, it won't focus on me. What do I have to do? It's on intelligent auto and the knob on the left is on the second circle thing. This crap is impossible to learn when I don't know the first thing about cameras, but if the thing will just autofocus on me consistently then I don't think I have to mess around with anything else. plz help
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand man.. I could never tell if it was in focus or not till after I check the footage. So I went and bought a capture card to connect it to my computer monitor. Now I can really tell that it's not in focus but if I move a bit further away then I can't tell if it's focused anymore lmao, so now I want to buy a 60+" tv.... like how excessive are the steps I'm going through just to see if it's focusing lmao >.< Why won't it just bloody focus! It's one thing if I was actually holding the thing but I am typically filming myself and I'm moving around while the cam is stationary so I can only hope it'll focus on its own but it just refuses to
Edited: Press the Quick Menu (Q Menu) button and then press the left arrow. This puts you into AF Mode. ... How do you get into AF Mode? The manual says to switch the lever to AFS/AFF (or AFC), then press the
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand I came across a video where it was explained. Surprisingly, almost all videos showed, but not how to get there. This is how to get there... Press the Quick Menu (Q Menu) button and then press the left arrow. This puts you into AF Mode.
I'm confused over the AF continuous setting in the video menu & the AFC setting selected by the AF lever - does the lever over-ride the menu setting? Were your tests done with AF continuous ON in the video menu? I find AFC (Menu) ON makes the focus hunt in my videos, but turning it off means the video won't autofocus as I pan around & I need to manually press the shutter button to make it focus on various subjects around the room. Thanks!
For me, in the Menu settings I have Continuous AF on but it's only active whenever I have my AF lever to the AF modes (AFS/AFF and AFC). But when I switch to MF, it's all manual.
The focusing looked on my tablet, I think the focusing on the Panasonic's is good enough for most situations, there are situations I wouldn't want to trust any cameras AF.
You're continuous AF is on (in the menu) but yours doesn't seem to hunt as much as my camera. It's constantly hunting any time I change something it's so bad
My Autofocus peformance is inconsistent. Sometimes it doesn't hunt much but sometimes it goes crazy even in the same environment. I'm just waiting for the day that Panasonic finally uses an AF system that works 😁
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand I know, that's all that's missing from my G85, I can do with less frame rates, although 120fps would be great, but the AF is abysmal. If only these traditional camera companies incorporated strong software the way cellphone cameras do
I'm guessing you could but it also really depends on the Lens that you're using that will affect the amount of blur or Bokeh that you get for areas outside of one area mode.
Very informative! Thanks for sharing. This may sound silly - I found my GX85 (another Lumix) autofoucs works well under IA+ mode. However as you know, I cannot manually control exposure. :-0))
AFC is continually trying to Focus whereas AFF isn't as much. I do explain this in video or you can also Google or UA-cam search as well for more detailed explanations.
Check Out My Panasonic G85 AFC Autofocus Tests!
ua-cam.com/video/DKQvRU2Udnk/v-deo.html
hey man thanks for the link
Awesome video. This was very helpful and I appreciate you putting this together. I just got my g85 and loving it but still learning how to get the best results. One thing I have noticed is when trying to focus on a object about 6 to 10 feet way, the camera wants to focus on objects far back in the distance unstead of the object I'm wanting to keep in focus. I tried tapping on touch screen to focus on the object close to me that I wanted to focus, but it still keeping hunting between the closer object and the far off distance object. I'll try changing to AFS and see if this helps. Thanks again for the very well done video. I love how your are to the point and very clear instructions and examples without tons of extra talking like many folks in instructional videos. Your are a very good teacher.
Glad it helped you and I do absolutely love my G85 except for video AF as I think many Panasonic users can relate with.
Thanks man, really appreciate your efforts here. Just brushing off my trusty G85 after a year of other gear and needed a refresher on the autofocus. Thanks!
Sure thing! The G85 is still an excellent camera besides video autofocus as you're aware. Hopefully, Panasonic will FINALLY use a better system in GH6 although I'm thinking DFD autofocus will remain...ughhh
What setting(s) would you recommend for real estate photography and videography?
At least for me, I'd recommend Manual Focus as this and other Panasonic AF isn't reliable at least for video. But for photography, either AFS/AFF should work.
Panasonic manual says - If the light on a subject is insufficient when using [AFF] or [AFC], the camera performs the same
focusing operation as [AFS]. In this case, the indication on the screen will change to yellow [AFS]
Thx hopefully with the Panasonic GH6, it's rumored to be using a new Autofocus system using Lasers which some Android phones have already done.
What comes after controller?
back to my face bro
Do you have a video on your g85 settings ?
I basically leave it in auto as I primarily use my Sony A7IV now.
Thanks, this was the video I was looking for! Super helpful! Have the Panasonic Lumix and do a lot of vlogging where my face is continually moving with nature in the background. Think it's best to keep it in the "tracking" mode. Would you agree?
No prob glad it helped! For me, tracking mode was a hit or miss especially when I was outside so I just think it depends on what type of videos you're shooting.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrandThanks! Would you have a better suggestion for outdoor vlogging?
If I use Autofocus, then typically AFS/AFF mode with Face Tracking usually worked the best consistently.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand Appreciate it!
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand Sorry to be a burden - just reviewing your answer - did you mean "FACE detection" (the 1st setting) or "TRACKING" (the 2nd setting)?
Thanks. Not so detailed but very practical comparison.
Sure thing glad you enjoyed it!
what buttons are you pushing to actually get to choose from those 4 main modes? How do you get there? Some function buttons? Settings? (buying this cam when I've never had another one is overwhelming :S ) My cam seems to be hellbent on never focusing on me. It will ALWAYS choose anything else. It focuses on the keyboard, the wall, pictures, but if I aim at it me then it will just stay and never focus on anything. Even if I take up 100% of the screen, it won't focus on me. What do I have to do? It's on intelligent auto and the knob on the left is on the second circle thing. This crap is impossible to learn when I don't know the first thing about cameras, but if the thing will just autofocus on me consistently then I don't think I have to mess around with anything else. plz help
Honestly I actually had to go to instruction manual and most importantly played around with camera pressing all types of buttons to figure things out.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand man.. I could never tell if it was in focus or not till after I check the footage. So I went and bought a capture card to connect it to my computer monitor. Now I can really tell that it's not in focus but if I move a bit further away then I can't tell if it's focused anymore lmao, so now I want to buy a 60+" tv.... like how excessive are the steps I'm going through just to see if it's focusing lmao >.< Why won't it just bloody focus! It's one thing if I was actually holding the thing but I am typically filming myself and I'm moving around while the cam is stationary so I can only hope it'll focus on its own but it just refuses to
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand that didn’t help me or him I too am having this trouble. What button do you click on to choose the options for focusing?
Edited: Press the Quick Menu (Q Menu) button and then press the left arrow. This puts you into AF Mode.
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How do you get into AF Mode? The manual says to switch the lever to AFS/AFF (or AFC), then press the
I'm not sure why that didn't work for you especially if it's from the manual as well.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand I came across a video where it was explained. Surprisingly, almost all videos showed, but not how to get there. This is how to get there...
Press the Quick Menu (Q Menu) button and then press the left arrow. This puts you into AF Mode.
Ahh I see..🤔
When I'm on face detection it tracks my face successfully but it doesn't focus when I move around. Yet the tracking AF works, any idea why?
Honestly with Panasonic DFD autofocus, it's more random than reliable.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand Agreed, however I did find the reason it wasn't working at all and it does *work* now 😁
I'm confused over the AF continuous setting in the video menu & the AFC setting selected by the AF lever - does the lever over-ride the menu setting? Were your tests done with AF continuous ON in the video menu? I find AFC (Menu) ON makes the focus hunt in my videos, but turning it off means the video won't autofocus as I pan around & I need to manually press the shutter button to make it focus on various subjects around the room. Thanks!
For me, in the Menu settings I have Continuous AF on but it's only active whenever I have my AF lever to the AF modes (AFS/AFF and AFC). But when I switch to MF, it's all manual.
The focusing looked on my tablet, I think the focusing on the Panasonic's is good enough for most situations, there are situations I wouldn't want to trust any cameras AF.
Yup I would agree it's good enough just not consistently reliable so I use manual focus like 99% of time.
If you still have the G85 can you make a more in-depth tutorial on all the features of this camera ?
If you look at my Camera playlist, it has Camera tutorials and tips as I learn them. Still lots and lots for me to learn 😁
Geekoutdoors ok thanks so much !!
Conclusion? Recommendation?
If you don't need reliable, quick autofocus, then I can't think of a better camera at this price range.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand For video the AF is trash but for photos, at least in my experience, it's been very accurate.
You're continuous AF is on (in the menu) but yours doesn't seem to hunt as much as my camera. It's constantly hunting any time I change something it's so bad
My Autofocus peformance is inconsistent. Sometimes it doesn't hunt much but sometimes it goes crazy even in the same environment. I'm just waiting for the day that Panasonic finally uses an AF system that works 😁
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand I know, that's all that's missing from my G85, I can do with less frame rates, although 120fps would be great, but the AF is abysmal. If only these traditional camera companies incorporated strong software the way cellphone cameras do
Whar lens you arw using?
It's the Kit Lens 12-60
hey man can i use the one area mode to blur the sides of a picture
I'm guessing you could but it also really depends on the Lens that you're using that will affect the amount of blur or Bokeh that you get for areas outside of one area mode.
@@GeekoutdoorsBrand hey man which is better 5.6 1.8 for blur a photo
@@yoichifranck3753f 1.8 should give you a better blur the lower number wider lens open.
man cool video revew good info
Thx glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative! Thanks for sharing. This may sound silly - I found my GX85 (another Lumix) autofoucs works well under IA+ mode. However as you know, I cannot manually control exposure. :-0))
Yeah it seems like Panasonic improves things and then they make it worse again lolz
thanks for this vid tutorial! May i know whats the difference between aff and afc in a nutshell ?
AFC is continually trying to Focus whereas AFF isn't as much. I do explain this in video or you can also Google or UA-cam search as well for more detailed explanations.