Manual focus range

Glenn French · July 20th, 2007, 11:34 AM

I wonder if I have to live with this -
The manual focus on my XH-A1 goes from 0.1meters to infinity in a small fraction of a turn, maybe 5 degrees. This makes if impossible to use - the smallest movement I can make with it (less than a degree) sends the focus three or four times as far.

I have been using auto-fucus, and thinking I was just not good at manual focusing, but after testing I think this has to be a defect. Any opinions? I truly dread sending this wonderful camera away.

GRF

Douglas Villalba · July 20th, 2007, 12:04 PM

You have to set the manual focus to slow in the settings.

Glenn French · July 20th, 2007, 12:21 PM

This is on the slow setting. I've been testing more and it goes from 1 meter to infinity in half of one ridge on the focus ring. I am on hold with Canon again now, so far I've been told there is nothing they can do.

Glenn French · July 20th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Sort of solved it - the extreme sensetivity was at the widest angle - zooming in makes it somewhat easier. I still wish it was less sensitive but I can live with this.

Awesome camera.

Bill Pryor · July 20th, 2007, 12:41 PM

Yeah, that weirded me out a bit too. I guess they assume you're going to zoom in and focus, which you do...but if you want to then zoom back to wide and make a slight adjustment, that's difficult to do, and it's a bit of a problem sometimes. Makes it really difficult to shift focus on the fly.

July 20th, 2007, 11:34 AM	#1
Glenn French Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arlington MA, USA Posts: 35	Manual focus range - 0.1 to inf in 5 degrees? I wonder if I have to live with this - The manual focus on my XH-A1 goes from 0.1meters to infinity in a small fraction of a turn, maybe 5 degrees. This makes if impossible to use - the smallest movement I can make with it (less than a degree) sends the focus three or four times as far. I have been using auto-fucus, and thinking I was just not good at manual focusing, but after testing I think this has to be a defect. Any opinions? I truly dread sending this wonderful camera away. GRF

July 20th, 2007, 12:04 PM	#2
Douglas Villalba Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 479	You have to set the manual focus to slow in the settings. __________________ Douglas Villalba - director/cinematographer/editor Miami, Florida, USA - www.DVtvPRODUCTIONS.com

July 20th, 2007, 12:21 PM	#3
Glenn French Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arlington MA, USA Posts: 35	This is on the slow setting. I've been testing more and it goes from 1 meter to infinity in half of one ridge on the focus ring. I am on hold with Canon again now, so far I've been told there is nothing they can do.

July 20th, 2007, 12:33 PM	#4
Glenn French Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arlington MA, USA Posts: 35	Sort of solved it - the extreme sensetivity was at the widest angle - zooming in makes it somewhat easier. I still wish it was less sensitive but I can live with this. Awesome camera.

July 20th, 2007, 12:41 PM	#5
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Yeah, that weirded me out a bit too. I guess they assume you're going to zoom in and focus, which you do...but if you want to then zoom back to wide and make a slight adjustment, that's difficult to do, and it's a bit of a problem sometimes. Makes it really difficult to shift focus on the fly.