5 Amazing Tips For Better Face And Eye Detection!

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Steve Perry

Steve Perry

Күн бұрын

While subject detection (or face/eye detection) in our modern mirrorless cameras is often jaw-droppingly good, learning a few techniques for getting the most from it can take it to the next level.
In this video, I'll share five techniques you can use the next time you're out that will instantly improve your success with subject detection. These universal tips apply to pretty much any mirrorless camera that uses subject detection.
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@simon_dentremont
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Great content as usual Steve. To a new wildlife photography KZbinr, you’ve set a high bar for me to aspire to. Great job.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon, that's very kind. BTW - I've seen some of your videos as well - outstanding work, both in content and image quality.
@skakdosmer
@skakdosmer Жыл бұрын
Steve & Simon: My two favourite photo channels.
@dawnmist2259
@dawnmist2259 Жыл бұрын
The start of a beautiful bromance
@juliodumbobk
@juliodumbobk 10 ай бұрын
this is by far the best photography channel in youtube. I have all your books and still watch all your videos.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery 9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@kennetht66
@kennetht66 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again for all your help. Great show as usual!
@kilik92
@kilik92 Жыл бұрын
Another great video Steve, i love that you are pushing out a lot of video’s lately, keep it up!
@tcwhite0104
@tcwhite0104 Жыл бұрын
Great video and content Steve. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge to all of us camera buffs.
@RVNmedic
@RVNmedic Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. That was the clearest explanation for the use (or not) of subject detection I have seen. Much appreciated. Happy New Year!
@zacharygoode8341
@zacharygoode8341 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thanks for the clear explanations Steve.
@bryceacd
@bryceacd Жыл бұрын
Such important and crucial advice Steve! As always, thank you for such great content.
@aser75
@aser75 Жыл бұрын
excellent, as usual, thanks!
@neerajr3134
@neerajr3134 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the tips Steve... Extremely useful as always
@seandavis6458
@seandavis6458 Жыл бұрын
Great advise Steve. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@lee-annecarpenter6844
@lee-annecarpenter6844 Жыл бұрын
It’s wonderful from time time to just have this sort of content be reiterated. It’s so easy to get disillusioned when you see pro shots and wonder what you’re doing wrong. I have the canon r6 and rf 100-500 and often eye tracking won’t work. These tips are just what I needed to be reminded of. Thank you Steve!
@alecstewart9099
@alecstewart9099 Жыл бұрын
Excellent as always. As someone who is new to mirrorless and subject detect I have been trying out different scenarios and this video reinforces some of my feelings on using the system. Its great to know that I seem to be heading in the right direction. Thank you for your excellent advice.
@merkin22
@merkin22 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve! Good stuff, as always.
@gaucphotography
@gaucphotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks, logical and practical advice
@barryfrost4399
@barryfrost4399 Жыл бұрын
Great tips Steve. Provided new insights I hadn’t thought of.
@sbphotography3751
@sbphotography3751 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful vid, thanks!
@paulmorrall5719
@paulmorrall5719 Жыл бұрын
That was one of the best videos on this subject I’ve ever seen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@csh1005
@csh1005 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video - thank you. As ever, the explanations are extremely clear. I will definitely use these tips.
@paulcampbell7518
@paulcampbell7518 Жыл бұрын
Excellent - As always.
@wolfgangklein5549
@wolfgangklein5549 Жыл бұрын
Thank Steve, learned a lot!
@seantomlinson3320
@seantomlinson3320 Жыл бұрын
Excellent as always. Great tips for a terrific but imperfect tool.
@chipsrafferty8362
@chipsrafferty8362 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Steve,keep ‘em coming
@OkwyUgonweze
@OkwyUgonweze Жыл бұрын
For this very reason I assigned different af modes to different buttons ,and do apply as the situation demands. Great video Steve.
@johnharkness6095
@johnharkness6095 Жыл бұрын
Great info!
@kavishrajpaul6065
@kavishrajpaul6065 Жыл бұрын
Your tips are amazing. Thank you
@ericwashburn6017
@ericwashburn6017 Жыл бұрын
You have created another highly informative video with no extraneous information. Thanks, Steve.
@SkylarkFields
@SkylarkFields Жыл бұрын
I have just got a camera with subject detect and was getting problems with it not working the way I expected it to - your demonstrations and advice have covered everything that was going wrong and will help me to get it right in future! Great video, thank you. And I loved seeing your domestic cats, they look gorgeous. The big wild cats/cubs images are stunning too.
@allenfutrelle9090
@allenfutrelle9090 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video!!
@mzeeshanch
@mzeeshanch Жыл бұрын
Short, to the point and just amazing TIPS... Your advice always helps in improving something related to my photographic technique...
@csc-photo
@csc-photo Жыл бұрын
Super duper helpful video! It’s always a good day when you release new content 🤗 Thank you sir!
@dipaksharma2160
@dipaksharma2160 Жыл бұрын
Informative video as always.
@mitchellmysliwiecphotography
@mitchellmysliwiecphotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the walk through! I appreciate your style of presenting what is needed in a understandable manner. Plus your example shots aren't too shabby either ;)
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@darrenmctee2255
@darrenmctee2255 Жыл бұрын
Excellent info as always! Too many people expect Subject and Eye AF to be a miracle system that should always work, and are disappointed when it "fails" yet it's doing exactly what the AF is designed to do. Realistic expectations combined with full understanding of the cameras AF capabilities is definitely a major key to success. This video defines those keys to success VERY well! I feel I "work" my mirrorless AF system harder than I ever did on a DSLR by frequently "pumping" back and forth between subject/eye detection and single point AF when difficult situations arise. Dual Back Button focus makes this very fast and easy vs actually turning off Subject/Eye AF on my Canon bodies. Keep the great info coming!
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it always mystifies me when people think mirrorless makes it effortless to get the shot. I think it takes at least the same amount of finesse to get the most out of it. However, once it's on, I think it's easier. Just different workflows.
@robertlawrence7958
@robertlawrence7958 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot-on. I feel that the people gaining the most from these new technologies are those who have been around long enough to have had to use far less sophisticated equipment. I see an awful lot of people new to photography who believe all the marketing hype and think that all they need to do is pick up a camera and point it in the general direction of the subject and get brilliant results all the time! The best thing about those people is the fact that they will rapidly realise that that doesn't happen and will be packing in to find the next 'in thing' to try. This will mean lots of expensive kit available cheaply second hand.
@ianslingsby682
@ianslingsby682 Жыл бұрын
Wise words. I photograph diving Kingfishers a lot, the shapes they make on the dive and especially when they emerge from the water prove really difficult for my R5 to track using subject detection so I go for an AF area.
@cryptographerchris4856
@cryptographerchris4856 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips.
@fatcat752
@fatcat752 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all hard work, Steve!
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@amitdutta8768
@amitdutta8768 Жыл бұрын
The tips are very useful. Thanks Steve.
@robguyatt9602
@robguyatt9602 Жыл бұрын
Great tips as usual. I use AF-on button for 3d and subject detection. FN1 for single point and lastly the manual focus ring. The latter is often used before either of those buttons. Sometimes when the subject is deep inside a bush or tree, for example, Australian Reed Warblers are almost always deep in thick reeds, then manual is the only way. Having focus highlighting is golden for that method. I never thought of DX area to improve the performance of subject detection. FN2 will get that role :)
@JRodPhotoArt
@JRodPhotoArt Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review of these settings. It means a lot when coming from you, as a pro, and you use these setting the most!!!
@JRodPhotoArt
@JRodPhotoArt Жыл бұрын
Question, when using the large af box, and animal detect locks on outside of the box, will the focus point remain the box, or the animal detect box that is now outside of the box?
@victorlim5077
@victorlim5077 Жыл бұрын
Great Tips, Steve. 👍
@davidsneddon2242
@davidsneddon2242 Жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, love it. The practical and detailed explanations you use here and always are so so easy to understand and follow, great share pal.👍
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks David :)
@ammadoux
@ammadoux Жыл бұрын
thanks so much.
@MrTmiket0007
@MrTmiket0007 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always, keep up with the awesome content 🐦🤗👍
@Strodav
@Strodav Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Steve. When I first got the Z9, I was disappointed in the animal eye AF system and was reverting back to the same settings I have on my D850 / D500 asking myself why did I buy this camera? As I learned the limitations of the technology and got better at using it, I started to appreciate it more. The best tip you have in your video is to go to single point focus when AF is not giving consistent results. The AF system has gotten better with new firmware releases, but I wish Nikon would publish more about the limitations of the technology. It's comforting to know the Sony A1 and Z9 have similar AF eye tracking limitations, i.e., it's the technology, not necessarily the brand.
@bobmclaughlin4896
@bobmclaughlin4896 Жыл бұрын
Well told. ...Spot on. ;)
@juju691
@juju691 Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Look forward to your tips on Video shooting sometime in the future..😊
@michaelstuckenschneider5913
@michaelstuckenschneider5913 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It summarises a couple of my own investigations. AF is struggling in the dawn and works better with faster lenses
@richardwebber6051
@richardwebber6051 Жыл бұрын
Great video Steve. Happy New Year
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Happy new year!
@alphajam1
@alphajam1 Жыл бұрын
Your the best in detailing how to use z9 camera focusing with those afraid of transitioning from DSLRs. I'm totally dependent on a reliable camera shooting like sports (mostly indoors). Wildlife is a challenge also like moving birds. This is the closest match to what I photograph. Thanks. These tips are great!
@bhalchandrakapatkar1710
@bhalchandrakapatkar1710 Жыл бұрын
🙏 thanks no.1 👌👌
@borocotochacha
@borocotochacha Жыл бұрын
I do apply this tips since Z6I (2019) for dark enviroments, dance floor, street parades obtaining almost perfect shooting. Today I´m with Z6II and Z9 and all Z glass and detail from this combos are astonoshing! Found out the issue on DX mode with Z9, the rest is all beautiful aruond here :) Cheers from South America Steve!!
@stevenwaldstein2249
@stevenwaldstein2249 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another helpful video. I use both Nikon Z9 and Sony A1 so your approach was great for me. I do like how my Sony can set up the AF-ON and ^ buttons for two modes of back button focus where on is set up for Subject detection and the other for precision spot. A little more difficult on the Nikon but working on it. You might want to share with users how to set up multiple modes to be able to use quickly with different modes assigned to buttons.
@kathleeneveritt5340
@kathleeneveritt5340 Жыл бұрын
Great video , I get fed up with folks complaining about eye detection not working they forget that you still have to use your skill as a photographer to nail the shot
@richardfink7666
@richardfink7666 Жыл бұрын
Nobody makes better videos! Close, but no better!
@Pedro-nf2rr
@Pedro-nf2rr Жыл бұрын
Gracias de nuevo.y feliz año nuevo.🌟
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Mucho gracias :) Happy New Year to you as well :)
@arupkumarchanda3302
@arupkumarchanda3302 Жыл бұрын
Well Said ❤
@jer3006
@jer3006 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Applying these tips and knowledge will cut out a lot of "Why is this not working" wasted time on a shoot. It certainly applies to video shoots too. Thank you, Steve! ⭐x5
@TheWildlifeGallery388
@TheWildlifeGallery388 Жыл бұрын
Great Stuff
@brianlemke6017
@brianlemke6017 Жыл бұрын
Great tips, Steve. OM1 user here. Also, former and current Nikon, excluding the pricey Z9. The detection and tracking on this camera is phenomenal with more than 1,000 AF points on a M43 sensor half the size of Full frame. I started using it with various area modes and using the joystick to refine composition; but quickly came to realize the camera just doesn’t need the help. Switched to full area mode and haven’t looked back, except in circumstances where the subject is partly obscured or contrast is compromised - ie. heavy fog. I barely ever use the joystick any more for birds and wildlife. As an aside, even with the Z9 and all it’s updates, Nikon needs to up its game. Less than 500 AF points on the Z9 sensor - and less than 300 on the first and second gen Zs - is not enough for subject detection and tracking to be fully consistent. That’s why I switched to Oly for my birds and wildlife - OM1 + 150-400 4.5 TC pro lens - while keeping my Nikons for slow and stationary stuff - and my terrific 20-200 range of Z mount lenses. Steve, I know you’re being brand agnostic these days but I think tips on M43 would be great. Obviously, there are some compromises to work around for M43 physics but the sheer weight saving, versatility and computational features make it a great system in its own right. Cheers and happy new year.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
We actually rented an OM-1 and 150-400 (what a lens!!) for a couple of weeks. Just sent it back yesterday in fact. My wife is very interested in it since she hates the size and weight of my Nikon and Sony systems (and I think she doesn't really like sharing with me LOL). While she played with it more than I did, we were both impressed with the glass - although found subject detection in on OM-1 not as great with mammals as the a1 or the Z9 (it was great with birds). Has that been your experience as well? Overall though, this one is up to her - I have my hands full with Nikon and Sony! I gotta say though - the fact that you can take a complete OM system to Africa in a relatively small bag is SO tempting!
@brianlemke6017
@brianlemke6017 Жыл бұрын
@@backcountrygallery I haven’t tried it but your wife might want to try out both the 300 f/4 and the 40-150 2.8 pro lenses. Both are much more lightweight than the 150-400 and the images I see from many 300 users look tack sharp. I can’t compare my OM1 animal detect to Nikon or Sony - I have a Z6ii and it’s subject detection is subpar as we both know. I took the camera to the Tetons for a 65th B’day present/ workshop with Steve Mattheis - thanks to my wonderful wife - and was really happy with the performance for elk, bison and pronghorn; also here in Alberta shooting bighorns.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
@@brianlemke6017 Good to know. If we do it, we might go for the 300 simply because the zoom is so tough to find. The weight of the zoom doesn't bother her too much - she's used to 600 F/4s, so the zoom is a featherweight by comparison!
@stevenrubin820
@stevenrubin820 Жыл бұрын
Scott, as usual a great video. I use an R5 and am your comments all apply to Canon’s eye detect from my experience. I find using Dual Back-button focus is the way to go as I can flip between eye deck and traditional with just a slight movement of my thumb. I was surprised you didn’t mention that so I wanted to mention it here for the community.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Not all cameras do that and this video was meant for all brands. Still, any R5 shooters that see this will find it helpful :)
@keithdickson8364
@keithdickson8364 Жыл бұрын
I shoot a D500 but still found this very interesting. Thanks.
@salaridi8379
@salaridi8379 9 ай бұрын
Steve if I may add one more tip, if the contrast between the subject and the background is not high the Z9 seems to struggle, for example if the subject is the same color as the background.
@albertadroer9112
@albertadroer9112 Жыл бұрын
Steve, I confirm you that the same is true for the new Fujifilm cameras (X-H2s, X-H2 and X-T5). I have tested it with each of them. This wasn't the case with older models.
@mizachs
@mizachs Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips! I use Nikon Z 5 and I'm always interested to know how Z 9 is different.
@leonardbertaux6897
@leonardbertaux6897 Жыл бұрын
Love the African Bee Eater, was fortunate enough to shoot one this past year, sadly I didn’t have a long enough lenses. 1:13
@Granfoss
@Granfoss Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Just bought a Z9. Its a learning curve from my old D850. =O)
@jackbrumby1892
@jackbrumby1892 Жыл бұрын
Good info Steve. ** Primate eye detection** - as apes etc are primates, like we humans, I set my camera to Human eye detect when photographing them. This is due to the fact that their eyes are so similar to ours. Works well at the zoo! Shutting off subject detection at times sounds good. Cheers.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
I've tried that a few times with varying success. I've put the Z9 in Auto mode and sometimes it works a little better - it depends on the primate. :) Most of the time I end up just managing AF myself though.
@VinceMaidens
@VinceMaidens Жыл бұрын
Another good one, the best part of subject detection is the freedom to compose how I want, and many different ways. It amazes me that people have this technology but still they only manage to centre or shoot for Instagram. What a waste of incredible ability in the gear.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Agree 100% - the main reason I love subject detection is compositional freedom.
@sholinwright2229
@sholinwright2229 Жыл бұрын
Great tips! I’d like to see how you handle background/foreground capture on moving subjects. I shoot mostly birds with a Nikon Z9.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Mostly it's keeping the AF distance at about the same range as the subject. I often manually adjust on the fly, so to speak :) The other trick is using AF areas that aren't too much larger than your subject in the frame. Larger AF areas often look for easier targets than flapping birds, etc. :)
@vincentvdb3151
@vincentvdb3151 Жыл бұрын
Literally just back from Kruger and indeed, the Z9 has issues with elephants and got the same experience that it focuses on the trunk. it also has trouble with a wildebeest/gnoe as it has these patches under the eye and confuses the subject/eye detection.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
It's not just the Z9 - the a1 and any of the Canons I've sued struggle as well. My advice it to use the heck out of subject detection when it works, turn it off instantly when it doesn't!
@bananapie2198
@bananapie2198 Жыл бұрын
Steve your photos are some of the best in the world and I often pause the video to stare at them. Might I suggest holding them in broll longer? It's not that I don't appreciate seeing you but your photos are just incredible :) peace my friend
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much :) I actually have been trying to leave them up a bit longer than I was in the past :)
@Cheryl407
@Cheryl407 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, this was affirming ( ;
@rickwisephotography
@rickwisephotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve for another interesting and informative video. On Sony cameras, do you ever use the Direct Manual Focus (DMF) as an alternative to eye focus. I have found this feature gives me the best of both auto and manual focus.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
It's on my joystick press :) However, if subject detection isn't working, I'm more likely to turn it off (I have the button for it on the center control wheel) and just us AF normally.
@bamsemh1
@bamsemh1 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see someone finally using Vero 💪but boycott the ig 😉 Might the elephant eye be because of the dark eyes? My om-1 have pet and bird with eye detection. Never tried it on primates though, but I will keep it in mind next time I'm going to the zoo.! 😊 The detection sensitivity is good to know also, especially when wings or grass gets in the way for a second.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Eyes on an elephant just aren't overly distinct. I also think the system looks not just for eyes, but for eyes with faces, so that might throw it off too.
@housebruiser
@housebruiser Жыл бұрын
I adjust my Nikon's "a3 focus tracking with lock-on" to four or five. After I lock on, this keeps the camera tracking subject longer even if a distraction passes through the frame.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Yup, it can help with Nikon. However, I don't think every camera has a similar option and some don't work well with SD (Heck, Nikon's didn't work well with SD until the recent updates).
@ChrrZ
@ChrrZ Жыл бұрын
great tips, thank you Steve, i often have troubles in wildlife photography with moving animals that my camera rather likes to focus on branches than on my subject, and usually they are already gone once i´m in the focus range with manual focus 😢
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
If you're talking about it grabbing foreground obstacles, you can often help that with the subject tracking delay setting (the name varies by manufacturer). Basically, it allows you to tell the camera to grab on immediately or hesitate for a moment. Not sure what camera you have, so I can't tell you what it's called for your brand.
@ChrrZ
@ChrrZ Жыл бұрын
@@backcountrygallery thank you very much for your reply steve, i´m using a Sony A7III.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
@@ChrrZ OK, I'm not sure if the A7III has the option (I never owned one), but Sony calls the setting AF Tracking Sensitive and it's under the AF menu. Lower numbers will hold onto the subject a little longer before jumping to the foreground - but note this is ONLY if the camera is actually locked on to the target first. Might be worth playing with.
@ChrrZ
@ChrrZ Жыл бұрын
@@backcountrygallery thank you so much Steve, i will have a look at my cameras menu :-)
@brucesummers7448
@brucesummers7448 9 ай бұрын
DX crop mode is not different then simply zooming in (increasing magnification). A subject make lock eye detect at a 400mm zoom and fail at 300mm with the same subject and the same camera to subject distance.
@brianw6645
@brianw6645 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see your photo of the red-tailed hawk from Monday.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Hi Brian! Thanks for the heads-up with that guy - he was so cool! Honesty though, I didn't get anything I really liked. Back on the computer, I just wasn't digging the white sky background. Later he moved into the trees, but then the background was too busy LOL!! Can't win sometimes! I guess I'll have to head back and try again :)
@brianw6645
@brianw6645 Жыл бұрын
@@backcountrygallery Same here with the sky background. See you there again sometime.
@isoawe1888
@isoawe1888 Жыл бұрын
Great tips, as usual, Steve. Side note: what was up with the Osprey coming in hard at the beach? Was there something I couldn’t see?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
He was after nesting material. He'd swoop in, grab some vegetative debris from the beach and take it back to his nest. He never landed, just grabbed it like a fish!
@ernreeders5583
@ernreeders5583 Жыл бұрын
Sony says of the A1 that its bird recognition was based on small birds and eagles/hawks. So users can expect to see failures with eg. long-necked birds.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
And that's sometimes the case - especially when they are flying.
@nolanstrebel9405
@nolanstrebel9405 Жыл бұрын
"If subject detetion fails, use single point AF" Me who still uses a DSLR: Sounds good!
@DanBetty
@DanBetty Жыл бұрын
Great content!! I have a question why do pros mostly advise against using the 1/2 press for any focus method? I have my R5 and R6 ii both set up as follows: The 1/2 press is set to the smallest single point with 2 back buttons set to subject detection one with all the focus points (whole screen) and one restricted to a smaller zone (which can be custom defined on the R6). I shoot wildlife. With this set up and the the 1/2 press on and by testing the back buttons can determine VERY quickly which method will be my best choice without ever taking my eye off the subject in the VF. I've been using this for a long time and for it works great but whenever I mention most say its not a good set up? I tried without and felt I was missing a lot of shots. Maybe just an old habit and what I am accustomed to ??
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
It's just a workflow difference. I know pros who use 1/2 press for focus and think I'm crazy for sticking to BBAF. As long as your method is fast and putting keepers on the cards, I say stick with it. The only reason I'd switch is if I thought using another method would prove faster or more intuitive to use for the way I'm wired. And that's my advice to everyone - do what works well for you - that's why we have options :)
@ginamariephotography
@ginamariephotography Жыл бұрын
I have a Tamron 150-600 Gen 1, and use it with my Canon R5. I tried taking pics last winter of a red cardinal on a perch with nothing behind it, except snow, it was sunny and the contast between bird and ground was unmistakable, still, the camera would not stick to the bird. I can't fathom what's going on, but I'm very disappointed in the camera & lens. Brought the combo into a camera store; they couldn't figure out what's wrong. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
@ioannistziamalis
@ioannistziamalis Жыл бұрын
Great Video Steve! I think it's a shame that the Nikon Z6ii and Z7ii don't have bird detection, especially given the fact that they have people and pet eye detection.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
I agree. Hopefully the MK III versions will...
@thomaschamberlin2485
@thomaschamberlin2485 Жыл бұрын
My most difficult subject is sandhill cranes. The eye is small and too far from the body. If I use spot focus the camera still constantly hunts (micro-focuses) in continuous focus. I just can't seem to ever be close enough to a crane.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
If they are that far away, I wonder if you could focus on the body and still have the eye in good focus. (I'd have to see the scenario to really say one way or another - I don't like guessing :) ) FWIW, I have the opposite problem with them - most of the time I'm doing headshots. (Kensington Metropark in MI)
@TheJoePhoto
@TheJoePhoto Жыл бұрын
Steve does the D500 have these settings..?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Sadly, no. It's mirrorless only. No DSLRs have it.
@Zimmermann310
@Zimmermann310 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a C9 or a Z9?
@reychelestrada1645
@reychelestrada1645 9 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, how do you quickly switch between having subject detection af on and off in the moment? I have it set to my back button af, so that is my main way of focusing right now unless I manually focus.
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery 9 ай бұрын
I have recall shooting functions (hold) set to turn it off when I press in the joystick. Nikon doesn't provide a dedicated way to shut it off at the moment (and I've asked them two numerous times).
@marclabro
@marclabro Жыл бұрын
nice tuto. do you have courses and tutos on sony A7IV ? i am struggling with eye detection. very often, wide (or wide tracking), zone (or zone tracking) don't recognize face of people coming to me (runner, jogger,...) and i need to switch to extended spot tracking which is amazing but i noticed that, even if face is prioritized, the extended spot must overlap the face frame otherwise focus is done on spot instead on eye
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I don't. I only have the a1 at the moment.
@marclabro
@marclabro Жыл бұрын
thanks. doesn't a1 have wide, wide tracking, zone, zone tracking, expanded spot tracking all with eye detection ?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
@@marclabro Yes to all.
@AileDars
@AileDars Жыл бұрын
Hey Steve ! I got a Z7(i) and I recently received the 800 6.3 ; so far subject or eye detection have never worked on a bird (even tho it works on human faces). Is it normal because of the use of a Z7(i) ? I guess a Z7(ii) would make it way better ? I do not leave a lot of comments so btw, thank you very much for you work, it helps me so much ! Regards from France !
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
The Z7 series does not support subject detection for birds.
@AileDars
@AileDars Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve !
@cesarm8811
@cesarm8811 Жыл бұрын
Steve, great tips. But as a hobbyist photographer (Nikon Z50 owner) and can't justify the price on Nikon, Canon and Sony flagship camera. I realize Nikon cameras (not the Z9) have subpar (awful) AF for wildlife photography. Which Canon or Sony camera do you recommend for us hobbyist photographer?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We had an R5 for awhile and it was really good. I haven't used the Sony A75, but I hear it's good as well. Also, FWIW, the Z6/7ii aren't great, but they are useable and I have captured quite a bit of action with them.
@terilapetino6337
@terilapetino6337 Жыл бұрын
Great content but one question…how do you QUICKLY shut off subject detection so as not to lose the shot?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
I have a button assigned for it. On the Sony, you can assign a specific button to turning it on and off. For the Nikon, you have to use Recall Shooting Functions to do it.
@knightryderbelow
@knightryderbelow Жыл бұрын
Does the A1 show the eye tracking box in video? I haven't been able to get it to turn on even when I'm super close to birds, am I doing something wrong?
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
I don't do much video, but form what I understand or have read, it doesn't work in video. However, I know next to nothing about video in the a1 - you might want to ask at the BCG Forums. Someone there will know.
@CZOV
@CZOV Жыл бұрын
Canon works much better detecting subjects/eye in crop mode.
@ernreeders5583
@ernreeders5583 Жыл бұрын
Tip 0? Select the correct subject in the menu first. (For some reason my A1 likes to switch from bird to animal all by itself.)
@dje7917
@dje7917 Жыл бұрын
But i have a z6
@ktg619
@ktg619 Жыл бұрын
You would think that they would excel at primates (compared to birds at least)
@backcountrygallery
@backcountrygallery Жыл бұрын
Right???? When I first started using subject detection, I thought for sure primates would be the easiest targets. Sometimes it actually does work well, but mostly it's too hit-or-miss for me.
@owenpeller6471
@owenpeller6471 Жыл бұрын
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