GH4 Autofocus in movie mode?

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sinapps

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This is probably very simple but I can't figure it out. I don't get auto focus when in movie mode. I've tried multiple combinations of settings and still only see MF in the display. Autofocus works fine in still photo mode.
 
So, two things:
1. Do you have the wheel in AFC mode?
2. Do you have the Continuous AF set to YES in the REC menu?

Also, I've noticed that autofocus is a lot slower in 4K than 1080.
 
SuperSet said:
So, two things:
1. Do you have the wheel in AFC mode?
2. Do you have the Continuous AF set to YES in the REC menu?

Also, I've noticed that autofocus is a lot slower in 4K than 1080.
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Thanks for responding. Yes, both are set as you describe. Still shows MF in viewfinder and no autofocus at all, not even slow.
 

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I don't know if you're missing another step too but autofocus doesn't start working until you start recording... took me quite a long time fiddling to work that out.
 
No luck. Basically the AFS/AFC/MF switch on the back has no effect for some reason in Movie mode. Still mode it works as expected.
 
Is this a new problem, or something that you've had since you bought your camera ?

Are you running the latest ver 2.0 firmware ?

Have you tried a full camera reset ?
 
Man, you're stumping me. I'd go with what TheDingo mentioned and flash to v2.0 firmware and do a camera reset.
 
Ugraded to 2.0, no luck. Camera reset = luck. What changed? Camera frequency! Looks like no autofocus at 24p. How odd. Haven't run into it before since I mostly use MF lenses with speedbooster. Thanks TheDingo for pointing me in the right direction.
 
That doesn't sound like my experience. I don't use either of those two lenses, but my 14-140 (original version) and 14-42 autofocus, I'm pretty sure, in 24.00 mode. I'll have to check again.
 
blazer003 said:
That doesn't sound like my experience. I don't use either of those two lenses, but my 14-140 (original version) and 14-42 autofocus, I'm pretty sure, in 24.00 mode. I'll have to check again.
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It will autofocus in 23.97, as long as the camera frequency is not set to Cinema 24P. Once I did that, AF went away.
 
sinapps said:
It will autofocus in 23.97, as long as the camera frequency is not set to Cinema 24P. Once I did that, AF went away.
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Something else is going on with your camera. Either a setting (most likely) or a lens specific problem (less likely I think) or a camera malfunction. AF is definitely available to me on both my 14-140 and 20mm in 24.00hz mode. Here's a pic.
 

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