autofocus

    What are focusing modes, and how do you choose one?
    Jul 18, 2023 Daniela Bowker

    There is a range of different focusing modes within autofocus. By choosing the right one for your shooting situation, you can get a whole lot more out of your camera and improve your photography

    Photos of upcoming full-frame Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens show built-in display
    May 15, 2023 John Aldred

    Viltrox is planning to release a number of new lenses, according to a post on Weibo. A number of images of one of them, the…

    Canon is starting to let 3rd parties make RF mount lenses
    Mar 31, 2023 John Aldred

    In a recent interview at CP+ 2023, the team from DPReview spoke with Canon about a wide range of topics. Two of them stick out…

    Panasonic confirms PDAF is coming to MFT
    Feb 27, 2023 John Aldred

    In an interview with Yosuke Yamane, Panasonic’s Imaging and Business division director, Phototrend confirmed that Panasonic plans to implement phase detection autofocus into the Micro…

    Nikon Z5 firmware adds Eye AF support when shooting video
    Feb 17, 2023 John Aldred

    Nikon has announced a new firmware update for the Nikon Z5 full-frame mirrorless camera. The new v1.40 update expands the previous v1.22 update with support…

    Nikon is limiting third party manufacturers from competing on Z Mount lenses, a report
    Feb 6, 2023 John Aldred

    This is a bit of an interesting one and it potentially explains why we’ve seen a handful of autofocus Z mount lenses over the last…

    Nikon adds Eye AF while shooting video to the Nikon Z50 with new firmware
    Jan 24, 2023 John Aldred

    Nikon has released the new version 2.4.0 firmware for the Nikon Z50, and it looks like the focus (no pun intended) for this one is eye-detection…

    Panasonic says the reason PDAF took so long was to not compromise image quality
    Jan 11, 2023 John Aldred

    In an interview between Gizmomo Freaks and Panasonic during the launch of the recently announced Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II and S5 Mark IIx, the…

    What does Phase Detect autofocus mean for Panasonic’s future?
    Jan 9, 2023 John Aldred

    The Panasonic S5 Mark II announcement brought with it a big change of direction for Panasonic. One that Panasonic shooters (including myself) had been wanting…

    Is Panasonic finally going to give us phase detection autofocus in Lumix mirrorless cameras?
    Nov 11, 2022 John Aldred

    Is Panasonic finally going to give us phase detection autofocus (PDAF) in their full-frame and Micro Four Thirds Lumix mirrorless cameras? Well… Maybe. This is…