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Harish Kumar · February 9th, 2004, 11:07 AM

can somebody please assist me how to remove the macro focus in dvx 100 once it is engaged.

thanks

Ken Tanaka · February 9th, 2004, 04:25 PM

Simply pull the focus back. Macro becomes engaged around MF35 or MF36. The "Macro" indicator will disappear at higher indexes.

Harish Kumar · February 10th, 2004, 09:49 AM

thanks ken , but it doesnt go away ...image is still blurry ... i have to turn camera on and off about 10 times .............on sunday evening i was shooting on a highway....and just when it was time to shoot...it became blurry and wouldnt go away.....so we had to get of the highway....which took long time coming back and the light I wanted to shoot in got darker and all was waste. The camera when I turn on gives me a blurry image and is set at f 5.6
It has been very annoying. I pulled the focus back but still wouldnt go away.

Can somebody help me please
Thanks

Bryan Roberts · February 10th, 2004, 09:53 AM

Call up panasonic, it sounds like you've got problems. Don't forget, if you're shooting in 24p or 24pa, the auto focus is extremely slow so in theory, I guess if you left it trying to focus on something close up, then pulled out focus and turned it off, that the next time you turned on the camera, it would start the extremely slow auto focus on a macro subject when you're pulled out wide?

Harish Kumar · February 10th, 2004, 10:29 AM

thanks bryan.... may be that is the case , yes I am shooting 24pa
so what should I do , just pull the focus back and the wait for sometime before I shut it off???? Thanks I will call panasonnic anyway
Thanks again

John Hudson · February 10th, 2004, 11:38 AM

Don't take this the wrong way:

Were you in Manual Focus and forgot?

I know, I know. But people still forget to remove lens cap sometimes! ;p

Harish Kumar · February 11th, 2004, 08:25 AM

Thanks Bryan

yes I was in manual focus. Should I get out of manual focus when shutting down??

Bryan Roberts · February 11th, 2004, 10:41 AM

It really doesn't matter - if you leave it in manual focus when you shut down, just be prepared to have the image all fuzzy when you turn the camera back on. Here, you can try this trick if you're still having problems- If you find yourself stuck in out of focus world, change your scene file (the f1 - f6 scroll button on the back of the cam) to like f4 (assuming you left the factory defaults) and then hit Auto Focus. In this mode it will focus back very quickly. Then you can change back to a 24p or 24pa mode and start from there. Keep in mind the Auto Focus is ONLY slow on your 24p and 24pa scene files.

Harish Kumar · February 11th, 2004, 12:57 PM

thanks bryan , thanks john hudson

thanks for your replies
I will try that and let you know
thanks again

Rod Finch · March 10th, 2005, 05:39 PM

hey I have the same prob please tell me how you fixed it

February 9th, 2004, 11:07 AM	#1
Harish Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TORONTO Posts: 115	macro focus can somebody please assist me how to remove the macro focus in dvx 100 once it is engaged. thanks __________________ Kumar

February 9th, 2004, 04:25 PM	#2
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Simply pull the focus back. Macro becomes engaged around MF35 or MF36. The "Macro" indicator will disappear at higher indexes. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

February 10th, 2004, 09:49 AM	#3
Harish Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TORONTO Posts: 115	thanks ken , but it doesnt go away ...image is still blurry ... i have to turn camera on and off about 10 times .............on sunday evening i was shooting on a highway....and just when it was time to shoot...it became blurry and wouldnt go away.....so we had to get of the highway....which took long time coming back and the light I wanted to shoot in got darker and all was waste. The camera when I turn on gives me a blurry image and is set at f 5.6 It has been very annoying. I pulled the focus back but still wouldnt go away. Can somebody help me please Thanks __________________ Kumar

February 10th, 2004, 10:29 AM	#5
Harish Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TORONTO Posts: 115	thanks bryan.... may be that is the case , yes I am shooting 24pa so what should I do , just pull the focus back and the wait for sometime before I shut it off???? Thanks I will call panasonnic anyway Thanks again __________________ Kumar

February 11th, 2004, 08:25 AM	#7
Harish Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TORONTO Posts: 115	Thanks Bryan yes I was in manual focus. Should I get out of manual focus when shutting down?? __________________ Kumar

February 10th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#4
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Call up panasonic, it sounds like you've got problems. Don't forget, if you're shooting in 24p or 24pa, the auto focus is extremely slow so in theory, I guess if you left it trying to focus on something close up, then pulled out focus and turned it off, that the next time you turned on the camera, it would start the extremely slow auto focus on a macro subject when you're pulled out wide?

February 10th, 2004, 11:38 AM	#6
John Hudson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 32° 44' N 117° 10' W Posts: 820	Don't take this the wrong way: Were you in Manual Focus and forgot? I know, I know. But people still forget to remove lens cap sometimes! ;p

February 11th, 2004, 10:41 AM	#8
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	It really doesn't matter - if you leave it in manual focus when you shut down, just be prepared to have the image all fuzzy when you turn the camera back on. Here, you can try this trick if you're still having problems- If you find yourself stuck in out of focus world, change your scene file (the f1 - f6 scroll button on the back of the cam) to like f4 (assuming you left the factory defaults) and then hit Auto Focus. In this mode it will focus back very quickly. Then you can change back to a 24p or 24pa mode and start from there. Keep in mind the Auto Focus is ONLY slow on your 24p and 24pa scene files.

February 11th, 2004, 12:57 PM	#9
Harish Kumar Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: TORONTO Posts: 115	thanks bryan , thanks john hudson thanks for your replies I will try that and let you know thanks again __________________ Kumar

March 10th, 2005, 05:39 PM	#10
Rod Finch New Boot Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 21	hey I have the same prob please tell me how you fixed it