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<blockquote data-quote="cooper1275" data-source="post: 32781" data-attributes="member: 7889"><p>Hello all..</p><p> I’m new here & I signed up just to be able to reply to this post.</p><p> </p><p>It caught my attention simply because I was having the same prob’ with my D7000 and wanted to research it further, but as I delved into the AF settings on my D7000, I realised my mistake. In my case it was the fact that I was at a wedding & took a LOT of shots, but then realised TO MY HORROR, when I got home & looked at them on the comp’, that about 40% of them were actually OUT OF FOCUS…..SHOCK! ! ! HORROR! ! ! “how could this happen” was my initial thought….(along with a LOT of cursing & swearing I must add)</p><p> (thank Christ I wasn’t the official photographer-phew)</p><p> I’ve read each and every reply to this topic and I’ve noticed there isn’t one of you that mentioned the default AF settings on the D7000.</p><p> </p><p>On the D7000 go to the CUSTOM SETTING MENU, then to AUTOFOCUS, then look at the settings in both a1 & a2. (I’m actually amazed that none of you ever mentioned this) These settings determine what the camera will do AFTER you have pressed the shutter release button. </p><p> You have two choices here, 1) set the camera to RELEASE PRIORITY, 2) set the camera to FOCUS PRIORITY. In release priority, the camera assumes that timing is absolutely vital (ie; fast action shots) so it will take the photo whether or not focus has been fully achieved. </p><p> However, in focus priority the camera will assume that FOCUS is a must & will achieve proper focus before the shot is taken. The decision by the camera to focus first & then take the shot takes just milliseconds, and you or I will not notice the difference between the two choices, especially if you keep your finger half-pressed on the button to maintain focus. I am assuming here that you had your camera set to AF-C and not AF-S…..as for me well I always have it set to AF-A.</p><p> AF-C defaults to release priority & AF-S defaults to focus priority.</p><p> </p><p>MY recommendations……..If you set AF-A, the camera will give you the best of both worlds, that is to say it will first choose AF-S and will assume your subject isn’t moving, but if it detects that your subject IS moving then it will go for AF-C……</p><p> So just in case you are still trying to decide between FOCUS PRIORITY and RELEASE PRIORITY…??? Well then let me put it like this, ANY PHOTO that’s out of focus, even tho’ it otherwise might be a great shot, is simply fit for the bin…..it’s useless.</p><p> My apologies if this is a bit long-winded but I wanted to explain myself fully & properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cooper1275, post: 32781, member: 7889"] Hello all.. I’m new here & I signed up just to be able to reply to this post. It caught my attention simply because I was having the same prob’ with my D7000 and wanted to research it further, but as I delved into the AF settings on my D7000, I realised my mistake. In my case it was the fact that I was at a wedding & took a LOT of shots, but then realised TO MY HORROR, when I got home & looked at them on the comp’, that about 40% of them were actually OUT OF FOCUS…..SHOCK! ! ! HORROR! ! ! “how could this happen” was my initial thought….(along with a LOT of cursing & swearing I must add) (thank Christ I wasn’t the official photographer-phew) I’ve read each and every reply to this topic and I’ve noticed there isn’t one of you that mentioned the default AF settings on the D7000. On the D7000 go to the CUSTOM SETTING MENU, then to AUTOFOCUS, then look at the settings in both a1 & a2. (I’m actually amazed that none of you ever mentioned this) These settings determine what the camera will do AFTER you have pressed the shutter release button. You have two choices here, 1) set the camera to RELEASE PRIORITY, 2) set the camera to FOCUS PRIORITY. In release priority, the camera assumes that timing is absolutely vital (ie; fast action shots) so it will take the photo whether or not focus has been fully achieved. However, in focus priority the camera will assume that FOCUS is a must & will achieve proper focus before the shot is taken. The decision by the camera to focus first & then take the shot takes just milliseconds, and you or I will not notice the difference between the two choices, especially if you keep your finger half-pressed on the button to maintain focus. I am assuming here that you had your camera set to AF-C and not AF-S…..as for me well I always have it set to AF-A. AF-C defaults to release priority & AF-S defaults to focus priority. MY recommendations……..If you set AF-A, the camera will give you the best of both worlds, that is to say it will first choose AF-S and will assume your subject isn’t moving, but if it detects that your subject IS moving then it will go for AF-C…… So just in case you are still trying to decide between FOCUS PRIORITY and RELEASE PRIORITY…??? Well then let me put it like this, ANY PHOTO that’s out of focus, even tho’ it otherwise might be a great shot, is simply fit for the bin…..it’s useless. My apologies if this is a bit long-winded but I wanted to explain myself fully & properly. [/QUOTE]
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