Sony a7iv feedback

[BONLEV]

In stills, select the DMF (Direct Manual Focus) focus mode in your Focus Mode settings. This allows autofocus in the normal manner but allows you to manually override the AF should you wish to do so. In this DMF mode when you half depress the shutter button it will autofocus in the normal manner but the peaking if turned on will immediately light up once focus is found. Now if you wish to fine tune the focus or select a different point in the frame you can manually roll the focus to achieve that correction/adjustment.

Edit: Forgot to mention. While depressing the shutter button for AF if you manually rotate the focus ring, the camera will jump into the magnified focus mode for critical manual focusing with peaking.

Chris Young

hey Chris, Today I could test it out and it worked great! Also set the "color tone" to black and white to see easier peaking in DMF. It doesn't effect the raw image. (remembered that from my original A7) Do you also use DMF for group pictures? For example a couple with their children. I think AFC with eye af wouldn't work that good in this situation. It will focus on the closest eyes I guess.

 

[cyvideo]

hey Chris, Today I could test it out and it worked great!

That's good. Look, I don't do much in the way of stills with the A7iv. Mainly video. Why I got the A7iv was because the bulk of my lenses, both adapted manual and native E-Mount are S35 or APSC and are used on a couple of FS7s that are still cranking out the work every week. The A7 is usually used as a B camera or as an unobtrusive B-roll cam. As far as group shots go, I will use momentary AF and then lock onto Manual focus.

Chris Young