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You will have to reset the focus if whatever your filming is a different distance than what you previously tapped.When you tap to focus and then move, what happens to the focus?
Yes -- if you're trying to focus on something nearby. For most flights, tapping the sky to set the focus to infinity (like the Phantom) will be the best setup.if you are filming and tap to focus and continue to fly around, will you have to continue to tap to focus to keep things sharp?
Once it was 25 to 30 feet away (possibly closer) the lens focus range would have got to infinity, so no need to adjust any more than that. If there is a slider for focusing in the GUI, that would make things super smooth.I have a follow up to the first question. So let's imagine a shot I'm trying to get. I want to stand on side of a cliff or on a rock (or something like that), and I want the Mavic to start real close to me (let's say about 5 feet away) and then pan up and away at a 45 degree angle. How would you handle the focus in that situation? Would you have to keep tapping the screen as it pulls away?
Once it was 25 to 30 feet away (possibly closer) the lens focus range would have got to infinity, so no need to adjust any more than that. If there is a slider for focusing in the GUI, that would make things super smooth.
First, Casey was wrong, and he admitted it. Throw his footage out the window. There are others who show the actual function of the focusing mech.
If you use Casey as an example, you may as well get a Parrott BeBopp. I think even that drone is smarter than he is.
That is correct. But the near focus is narrow (a few feet DoF) and when you dont follow through and get your far focus set, then everything is out of focus.
If you want to take a "selfie" for instance, or are in tripod mode and want to show real DoF, then you will set the focus on a near object (I believe it is within 30 feet, max).
If you are doing landscapes, and only care about everything further than the (roughly) 30 feet, then you tap the screen and focus on a distant, high contrast, object.
There are so many videos out there that show this, I really dont know how this is still an unknown.
There are multiple programmable buttons, so I'm going to set my C2 button (Right top) trigger as focus. That way I can set my focus easily while flying and don't have to worry about taking eyes off my bird, or hands off to touch the screen.
You wont want AutoFocus. It would be a nightmare, considering how much a drone moves, and how quickly. Assign the C1 or C2 to focus.
Assigning the buttons is a great idea.
How does the focus compare to what I'm used to on my P3A?
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How does the focus compare to what I'm used to on my P3A?
You wont want AutoFocus. It would be a nightmare, considering how much a drone moves, and how quickly. Assign the C1 or C2 to focus.