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D7000 Movie Auto focus

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  • Started 1 year ago by Photog4Fun
  • Latest reply from tcole1983
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  1. Photog4Fun

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    Hello,

    I Can not find my answer anywhere on Nikon Rumors or Google. So I'm trying again despite people telling me to recheck Nikon Rumor's forums/google again for my answer before I "post the same question".

    When I'm in movie mode recording it will auto focus by it's self for a bit then will not after. Depends on so many factors. When I move the camera it will not auto focus. If the subject moves it will not auto focus. Just for a bit in the beginning of recording video it will auto focus by its self.

    Any tips and tricks?

    Thank you for your time and help. I Greatly Appreciate it!

    Posted 1 year ago #
  2. Photog4Fun

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    PS. If you reply with "this is already covered in another thread" Please supply a link to that specific link you are talking about. That would be more helpful. Thank you.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  3. Photog4Fun

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    How do you make it auto focus and stay focused on a subject on movie mode with out touching any buttons while recording? I need it to stay focused on me with out me checking if it is focused on me and not have another person record me while I need it to record me.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  4. Photog4Fun

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    How do you make the Nikon D7000 auto focus and stay focused on a subject on movie mode with out touching any buttons while recording? I need it to stay focused on me with out me checking if it is focused on me and not have another person record me while I need it to record me.

    Posted 1 year ago #
  5. spraynpray

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    1- I'm not into movies but can't you use manual focus?
    2- not applicable
    3- see 1
    4- see 1

    Posted 1 year ago #
  6. tcole1983

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    I don't own a D7000 and you are kind of annoying, but I highly doubt you have read the manual as I can almost guarantee it is in there (pages 49-55). A quick 2 minute google search and I found the answer for this question.

    These options are found in the camera menu. See below.
    From dpreview
    "During shooting you can lock the focus at any time by half-pressing the shutter button. In terms of Auto Focus the D7000's movie mode offers all the options you also get in live view: you can choose between single and continuous AF and pick one of the focus area modes: normal area, wide area, face detection or subject tracking (AF-F). Nikon recommends the use of AF-S lenses in video mode as their design and quiet focusing is more suited to video requirements than the standard AF Nikkors. However, no matter what lens you use you should be aware that Auto Focusing in video mode with a large sensor camera is often a tricky affair. Due to the limited depth of field, and focussing errors are very obvious, and whilst fairly effective, AF-F can be a little 'jumpy' as it tries to keep up with the action. Focusing manually gives you more control and can yield better results. That said, AF-F performs pretty well - certainly better than we expected, and only really struggles when tracking sudden leaps from close to distant focus."

    Posted 1 year ago #

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