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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 370191" data-attributes="member: 12496">Yeah, surely we would want our photos to be in focus.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Focus priority seems a very good thing.But you said &quot;at night&quot;, so the question is, can it find focus in the dim/dark night?&nbsp; The green dot in bottom left of viewfinder comes on when it finds focus.&nbsp; If no green dot, then focus priority will not trip the shutter.If it cannot focus in the dark, you can use manual focus (turn AF off), and focus it like you want, and the shutter will work.&nbsp;&nbsp; Live view can be good for that, because then you can zoom the LCD image way big, to better see the points you want to manually focus on.&nbsp; For example, if aiming at stars, there is no hope of focus otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 370191, member: 12496"] Yeah, surely we would want our photos to be in focus. :) Focus priority seems a very good thing. But you said "at night", so the question is, can it find focus in the dim/dark night? The green dot in bottom left of viewfinder comes on when it finds focus. If no green dot, then focus priority will not trip the shutter. If it cannot focus in the dark, you can use manual focus (turn AF off), and focus it like you want, and the shutter will work. Live view can be good for that, because then you can zoom the LCD image way big, to better see the points you want to manually focus on. For example, if aiming at stars, there is no hope of focus otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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