topic Re: XF705 focus distance reading in Professional Video

XF705 focus distance reading

briankirwan — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:54:01 GMT

On Manual mode our cameras manually adjust to a range between 0.5 and 29 metres and then the next incriment is to go to infinity?

Is this right?

rs-eos — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:02:06 GMT

See page 45 of the User Manual. When using manual focus and the focus is currently beyond the inifinity point, ∞ will be displayed.

briankirwan — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:19:36 GMT

That's not what I am explaining though.

If an object is 45 metres away I should not need to use infinity

Most cameras have a range between 0 -100 metres. Then it hits infinity which is fine.

rs-eos — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:48:23 GMT

I don't have all the details at hand, but wouldn't the point be relative to factors such as focal length? Perhaps the hyperfocal distance as well?

briankirwan — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:07:49 GMT

No it wouldn't.