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Newbie to DSLR (Not Photo or Video Creation): How to Have AutoFocus on In (All?) Mode
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<blockquote data-quote="Soniclight" data-source="post: 621136" data-attributes="member: 43660"><p><u><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>UPDATE </strong></span></u>(as per response from Nikon Support): </p><p></p><p>As @<a href="https://nikonites.com/member-15302-blade-canyon.html" target="_blank">Blade Canyon</a> stated, there really is only one solution - and it's not a "global one". Here is the response I got:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><em>Hello Mr. --------,</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><em>Thank you for contacting Nikon. Because the video option was a function added to the cameras, you will have to use the shutter button to autofocus the same way you focus for shooting still images. There is no setting in the camera to always autofocus during video. You will have to press the shutter half way to do so. You may hear the focusing motor during the recording but that is normal. This can be decreased by using an external microphone that is compatible with your camera.</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><em>Best Regards,</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><em>------ -------</em></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">So this means I hope I can have enough finger coordination during a video shoot to keep things in focus. But how am I going to do this if on-tripod? Maybe come up with some gizmo to hold that button down halfway. I'm a DIY type of person, but this one may be tricky.. Maybe I'll even ask Nikon if they have anything like that (doubt it).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">As to motor noise being picked up by internal mike, as stated to Blade Canyon, not an issue due to that I strip out audio tracks in my NLE/video editing software.. I can use the same external mike in terms of recording voice by plugging it into the D5500.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">So, time to put this thread to rest unless I come up with some ingenious way to keep that button pushed down half-way on a tripod...</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Thanks for input. Over and out.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #424141"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">~ PSK</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Soniclight, post: 621136, member: 43660"] [U][COLOR=#ff0000][B]UPDATE [/B][/COLOR][/U](as per response from Nikon Support): As @[URL="https://nikonites.com/member-15302-blade-canyon.html"]Blade Canyon[/URL] stated, there really is only one solution - and it's not a "global one". Here is the response I got: [INDENT][COLOR=#0000cd][FONT=Helvetica][I]Hello Mr. --------,[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Helvetica][I]Thank you for contacting Nikon. Because the video option was a function added to the cameras, you will have to use the shutter button to autofocus the same way you focus for shooting still images. There is no setting in the camera to always autofocus during video. You will have to press the shutter half way to do so. You may hear the focusing motor during the recording but that is normal. This can be decreased by using an external microphone that is compatible with your camera.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Helvetica][I]Best Regards,[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#424141][FONT=Helvetica][I]------ ------- [/I][/FONT][/COLOR][/INDENT] [COLOR=#424141][FONT=Helvetica]So this means I hope I can have enough finger coordination during a video shoot to keep things in focus. But how am I going to do this if on-tripod? Maybe come up with some gizmo to hold that button down halfway. I'm a DIY type of person, but this one may be tricky.. Maybe I'll even ask Nikon if they have anything like that (doubt it). As to motor noise being picked up by internal mike, as stated to Blade Canyon, not an issue due to that I strip out audio tracks in my NLE/video editing software.. I can use the same external mike in terms of recording voice by plugging it into the D5500. So, time to put this thread to rest unless I come up with some ingenious way to keep that button pushed down half-way on a tripod... Thanks for input. Over and out. ~ PSK[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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