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<blockquote data-quote="Christina Rotondo" data-source="post: 368033" data-attributes="member: 33272">hello everyone! newbie here..so i have a d5100 and have had for a couple of years. I mainly use it for my youtube videos - but im having a general problem with my autofocus.focusing is fine when its manual and i have full control, or its in my hand and i am using the autofocus feature because of course I can see what is in focus. however, on a tripod and attempting to focus is another matter. sometimes the autofocus is fine and i'll leave it on and it'll autofocus throughout the video but mainly focus on where I want it to go - okay, fine.but a lot of the time when I am the subject of the video, it'll focus on the background, or something behind me, and i'll be ever so slightly out of focus which is really frustrating after&nbsp; a long take of a video!I do have a (cheap) remote i picked up on ebay, but as far as I am aware, i can't focus for video with this as it just takes a photo.any help or advice would really be appreciated, as its something ive been struggling with for a while.(also, getting someone to stand in shot isnt always the best and/or most appropriate option. often i film my videos alone and need them done quickly and efficiently.)thank you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Christina Rotondo, post: 368033, member: 33272"] hello everyone! newbie here.. so i have a d5100 and have had for a couple of years. I mainly use it for my youtube videos - but im having a general problem with my autofocus. focusing is fine when its manual and i have full control, or its in my hand and i am using the autofocus feature because of course I can see what is in focus. however, on a tripod and attempting to focus is another matter. sometimes the autofocus is fine and i'll leave it on and it'll autofocus throughout the video but mainly focus on where I want it to go - okay, fine. but a lot of the time when I am the subject of the video, it'll focus on the background, or something behind me, and i'll be ever so slightly out of focus which is really frustrating after a long take of a video! I do have a (cheap) remote i picked up on ebay, but as far as I am aware, i can't focus for video with this as it just takes a photo. any help or advice would really be appreciated, as its something ive been struggling with for a while. (also, getting someone to stand in shot isnt always the best and/or most appropriate option. often i film my videos alone and need them done quickly and efficiently.) thank you! [/QUOTE]

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