Focusing on the moon

[HeraldoAZ87]

I own a G7X, I haven’t been able to focus on the Moon in Auto or Manual mode.  What am I doing wrong? Thanks, HeraldoAZ87

[kvbarkley]

What do you mean that you cannot focus in manual mode? Can you focus on other things? My T6S has no problem autofocussing on the moon the other morning.

[HeraldoAZ87]

In manual mode I set the focus to infinity and all I got was Shining white ball out of focus.

[kvbarkley]

Out of focus or over exposed? It is very easy to over-expose the moon. If you look at my blood moon photos, in the photos section I had to turn the exposure down 3-4 stops to keep from blowing the highlights.

[HeraldoAZ87]

Out of focus.

[kvbarkley]

"Infinity" is often a range on these cameras, try to adjust it manually, especially if the lens was cold at night.

[Waddizzle · Accepted solution]

A shining white ball could mean you are both OOF, and over exposed at the same time.

[John_]

Hi!

I dont know a lot about your camera but for mine to do that, SX50HS, I had to first use a tripod and remote wired shutter switch because I was zooming in to about 100X, I had to adust or move the focus frame or brackets to an area on the moon with some contrast and detail after I framed my shot. I think you can also resize the focus frame to a smaller size. You should be able to get good shots with your camera. I use Program mode for my shots try that if you have it but it should work in Manual also.