Fuji X-T20 Autofocus Modes Explained

[@rogerhartley4456]

Incredibly simple video! But that is what makes it SOOOO good and so easy to follow. Such clear presentation in a logic step by step process. Thank you!

[@MovieTrailersHD2]

Fuji should hire you! First, I was planning to buy for canon m5 and looking for reviews on m5 but I bump to your videos, It changed my mind and bought X-T20 instead a week ago and I'm loving it so far! (Canon DSLR user here)

[@jaspervos4345]

Thank you so much!!! I just purchased an XT20 after selling my Canon equipment and testing many cameras. As a typical Canon dinosaur, I did not feel to confident in using more sophisticated AF modes. This video really helps!!!!!

[@Mishu007AR]

Finally someone who explains the focusing modes in a clear and understandable way! Thank you!

[@googo151]

Oh man, last night had to reset my settings, and what a nightmare figuring out what to put back. Thanks to Omar, I tried changing something, but didn't quiet understand the function. However, I went ahead and made the change. I changed the "Preview Exp, white balance". That didn't work out for me, until I played your video again a few times and assigned it to a custom button. You can actually shut it off and turn it on, on the fly, by holding the assigned custom button down a second or two. That's so great to have that setting, particularly when shooting with off camera flash, and your stopping down, to suppress the ambient. Anyhow, thanks.

[@msg362]

This is great Omar, I've had my T20 about 3 weeks and have been puzzling over the focus modes. The manual was not much help, nor were the Fuji videos and other videos I saw. Yours is just so clear. Having watched it several times it's slowly sinking into my head so tomorrow I'll play around and hope I've got it.

[@jamesila]

I've got the XT2 but this was the best explanation of how to set autofocus for my camera. Many thanks

[@daveetrice2]

Watching this again in 2019 to assist with my X-T3. Great video!

[@fabregons]

i think this is the most comprehensive tutorial video about X-T20 AF out there. great video, Omar!

[@truebro77]

Omar, the fact you have only 70,000 subscribers is an absolute farce mate. You basically got me into photography and also to buy the xt30 and I'm a pretty guff photographer to be honest. But your videos keep me pushing and trying to achieve things I couldn't before and you do it with style man. So, I salute and than k you for your efforts. Top, top man!

[@setnes]

Your X-T20 videos are awesome. Thanks for making all of these!

[@JersonLasmana]

Just bought X-T20 and all your videos help me a lot !! Thank you :)

[@gpvids]

Thanks for the great tutorials! I got my X-T20 yesterday and was falling asleep reading the manual. This is so much better;)

[@ogonzilla]

haha...I hear you.

[@tc2703]

Bless you. My A6300 may be returned... I wanted the X-T20 but went with A6300 as I, nor salesman, explained this well for the Fuji.

[@Chr.1995]

You are the reason i got a xt20 and i love it How is fuji not sponsoring you

[@rossmiller7741]

I know it's an old video but I have just bought an X-T20 to go alongside my X-H2 and it's a great combination... great video, and yes, some of us do watch motorcycle racing 🙂

[@joshualuna7112]

this helps alot for someone like me that owns xt20! kudos papi

[@DougPardee]

Nice, but I think it needs a follow-up covering phase-detect AF vs contrast-detect AF. The big squares and the small squares, and the change in Wide/Tracking when you combine AF-C with CH (switches from CDAF to PDAF). Also, AF-S focuses with the lens wide-open, but AF-C focuses with the lens stopped down to the desired aperture, and if the f-number is too high for the PDAF sensors the camera uses CDAF instead. (A lens that focuses more slowly than that 18-55 will really show the difference.)

[@alexlubahn5402]

I just wanted to say thank you for all your videos! Super informative for a beginner like myself, I really appreciate you!!!

[@stevefoster6700]

Omar, Thanks for your detailed video, better than any paper or pdf manual. My new xt-20 is only 2 days old & raring to go!!

[@jennzay]

Thank you for this tutorial! You made all these modes make sense!!

[@jjstarrprod]

Great video, Omar ! And great channel overall, I like your cheeky personality and how much you're not taking yourself seriously whole delivering real and vast knowledge. It's always very didactic while being funny. I just upgraded myself from a X-T10 to a X-T20, partly thanks to all your tutos. (PS : Am I the only one who read Single AF at 6:48 differently than single auto-focus 😅 ?) (Especially when coupled with single shot )

[@fmetaller]

I bought an X-T20 a weeke ago and I'm loving your video

[@malch2843]

Thanks for the great videos, they are so informative. I was finding the X-T20 to be kinda small so I recently got the Fuji Hand Grip MHG-XT10 for my X-T20, it makes so much difference to the handling, plus it brings the tripod screw mount inline with the lens while still giving access to the battery and memory card, it is expensive though for what it is, but I think its worth it.

[@davide.cirillo]

Thank you so much for your videos, I learn a lot since I purchased a X-T20 recently.

[@Warlawyer]

Great video and excellent explanations, Omar! Keep up the good work.

[@ogonzilla]

thanks!

[@alexrob62]

Just got the x-e3, and this video is a MUST ! Love your job bra ! Big up from France :)

[@craigcarlson4022]

Omar, just got a x-t20...this is a super helpful video! Thankyou!

[@OctavianDumitriu]

you should be paid by Fujifilm! thank's for your videos

[@frankfavale3872]

Good one Omar. Still waiting for my X-T20.

[@ogonzilla]

tick tock, tick tock...

[@yuq1265]

Thank you for your patience and professional to make this great video for us！！

[@ogonzilla]

Thank you!!!

[@justinnelson123]

Love your X-20 video, they are funny and informative and have helped me order mine as I was torn between choosing my next camera. Keep them going 😊👍

[@ogonzilla]

Justin Nelson thanks so much!!

[@remkoongersma2968]

Love your X-T20 video's. Fun and very helpful. Thank you!

[@Pilantravis]

Excellent work Omar. Thank you for these awesome vídeos!

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks so much

[@raygeary1698]

How do you set up back button focus on the xt20 ?

[@northernsoulsurfer]

Paulo Ferreira 5

[@rajudoshi5722]

Superb video. It answered all my questions..you covered all the points related to focussing...thank you

[@vrk004]

Got my X-T20 three weeks ago and began addictively watching your videos. After some of your lessons I immediately put it to work on vacation in Australia and got fantastic photos. Can you please elaborate on the best modes and other settings that help in shooting action situations? I've heard criticism of the XT20 for its autofocus speed for action photography.

[@natanx]

"who goes to motorcycle races!?" 🤨 i do. its actually why i bought a camera in the first place. ha! made me laugh...a little. loving your tutorials mate. really has it all sink in and come together with plenty of "ahh huhhh!" moments. after hours of reading the manual more than a few times. cheers Omar. keep'm coming!

[@ft2078]

super helpful once again!

[@michaelgoodwin593]

Great work thanks for this. Really was a well put together video! Subbed.

[@user-curetal1616]

Big thanks Omar, you did a GREAT job and help me a lot. Thank you again. I'm come from Hong Kong, your new fans. :)

[@Michael-pm1tq]

Love the channel Omar, your videos are making it very tempting to pull the trigger on a XT-20...

[@ogonzilla]

DO IT, DO IT (little devil on your shoulder). :)

[@lifeofaydinx]

Very informative! Thanks for putting the work into this.

[@nellatrab]

Well done tutorial!

[@OscarFPV]

totally helped me understand the XT3 even more :D thanks

[@mdraper8180]

Very funny and informative Omar. Well done.

[@MrNicolasBarte]

Thank you Omar for all the tips. Nice video, now i'm waiting for another one. Greetings from France.

[@ogonzilla]

Merci!

[@frederikboving]

Great 👍 video! Please also cover the portrait option in the auto mode! Super frustrating what the camera does when it cannot find a face to track!!

[@TETAKLAX38]

You are Genius Omar ! You vidéos are very useful and pleasant to watch, avoiding the awful manual of XT20.

[@ogonzilla]

haha...thanks!

[@stanleyprendergast2133]

Perfect. Great video for just starting out. I have hooked people into going to Fuji so this is a great share video.

[@Pikolins]

A good and helpful video.. but, its more helpful if you add more capture examples for all type of focusing modes.

[@renehunger5591]

Perfect explained, thanks Omar

[@ClintHalliday]

Another well explained tutorial! 👍🏼📷

[@Teeum5]

This is a great video and really really helpful. Thank you, Omar.

[@DevBabu]

Very Well explained - Thanks !!

[@nitefae3801]

Thanks Omar! This helps a lot 😊

[@jiexika4]

YAS can you just re-jig all tertiary curriculums in future please - if only university was this well/fun explained. Thank you :D

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

Thank you that helped a lot. Thank you man. Thank you!

[@camposjpt]

Great video. Very well explained. Thanks a Lot Omar.

[@ogonzilla]

YW!

[@pierrecharriere1549]

You should work for fuji, excellent explanations !

[@tsupikov]

Very helpful and concrete. Thanks

[@allenschneider1847]

I would love to see you do a similar video for the xt3.

[@dropyvisuals4355]

excited to get mine soon for weddings. its perfect for candids i guess. :) good content by the way

[@ogonzilla]

Thank you. Itching to try it more at events. so far pretty good.

[@dropyvisuals4355]

good to know, looking forward on more fuji content from you, you seemed honest when it comes to reviews/

[@nenatirkkonen1659]

Could You please make a similar tutorial on focusing with X-T3? Please!

[@stillmystyle]

Very helpful!

[@34136TS]

Getting nervous now that the X-30's inbound! Omar - help! Please, could you explain your focus setting choices for a) studio model photography where the model is more or less stationary (but maybe changing poses and expressions) & b) indoor breakdance photography. Thank you!

[@AnandaGarden]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[@towfiq2010]

thank you for sharing for your thought. I have a question that is this camera good for landscape photography ?

[@Studat]

awesome videos man. keep them coming

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks!

[@jayman416]

This is so helpful 😊

[@allenschneider1847]

This is the most helpful presentation of the fugi AF system I've seen. How would you compare the fugi AF system to the Sony a7iii system in terms of ease of use and focus effectiveness? My initial thought, after seeing this video, is that the fugi system is less complex. Any thoughts? I'm an amateur and considering getting either an xt3 or a a7iii (or possibly a a7000 when it comes out). Any thoughts you might share would be helpful.

[@ouchh4424]

Thankyou for ur tutorial, do u have any recommend focus for face and makeup?

[@winstonmakasu4670]

This is perfect. Excellent Sir!

[@mister088]

very well done! great in depth illustrations but yes...still confusing as hell!!! thank you

[@ogonzilla]

mister088 haha. FOCUS!!!

[@TomazasTM]

I have black version of x-t20 too. I like this camera so much! But I have some focusing problems with moving subjects. Do you have the same problem with your x-t20 focusing system? Thanks

[@davefk]

In C mode do you have to keep your finger half pressed on the shutter button for the camera to constantly focus? Thanks.

[@chillet23]

Hi there. Master! What mode should i use for group shots. Thanks

[@jadkaram8399]

Great work! Please continue on doing such videos i am a beginner and just got my x-t20 and using it is very easy with ur videos!!. I have a noob question, so if i am shooting 3 people next to each other, should i use AF-S in Single Point or Zone mode?

[@manjitsohal891]

Thank you so much! A great video, setting out all the modes very clearly. I have one question - what modes would you use to shoot small children running around?

[@dpanster19]

I'd like to know this as well. My assumption is AF-C Single Point or Zone and Set 2 which is what I've been using. I also sometimes use face/eye detection. Maybe Omar can confirm but he also has a face detection tutorial that you can check out.

[@trevorharper8406]

Is it possible to see the grid and choose focus through the viewfinder (similar to how it works with the xpro2) ?

[@capt.gioisidro2650]

very helpful!

[@albertleung3690]

When you using AF-C, do you set your Shutter AF, AF-C to off or on?

[@cecilluke7144]

Hello Omar, I just need to ask doubt regarding camera. I have a plan to buy XT20, Fujifilm x-e3

[@misterlove7034]

What type of focus settings should I use for portrait photography?

[@varianttiantti]

If I have set back button focus and want to use continuous AF for a sequence of photos, do I have to keep the back button down along with the shutter to make the camera track the subject?

[@brkfstinbed]

How well does the eye detection on animals?

[@behraddelavari2444]

Hi, I bought a xt20 with xc 14-45 lens which I am not satisfied with the sharpness. If I can get a XF lens which one do you recommend?

[@laragwaysailoilo2898]

Professor Omar

[@MarkPanszky]

Hi Omar, enjoying the videos on the X-T20, thanks... I'm not sure if this is worth a separate segment but I was wondering about how some of the Fuji lenses balance on the X-T20 when hanging from the neckstrap (I'm mostly a looking-down-on-the-flip-screen shooter). Specifically I'm interested in the 16-50mm, and the 23mm f2... The 18-55mm looks rather nose heavy... (I gave up my Sony NEX-7 some years back because the excellent 24mm Zeiss lens just looked too big and felt too heavy). I am now thinking about switching to the X-T20 from an Olympus EM-1, will I miss those lightweight, small but still sharp M43 prime lenses? (The X-T20s must be selling like hotcakes here in Taiwan, no camera store seems to have a display model available for me to check) Cheers

[@swapnilshah1333]

Hey Omar, great video series on xt20. I recently purchased it and it is AWESOME. I've question on autofocus. I'm having trouble focusing when taking self portraits. What I want is keep the camera on tripod, I stand in front of the camera, take focused pictures in burst mode. How do I acheive tha? Thanks.

[@hainanbob6144]

Great video Omar, but I'm still not sure which setting to use for landscape photography. I get confused with all the little green squares!

[@cecilluke7144]

Hi Omar, which is good camera for the best image quality? Fujifilm XT20, Fujifilm X-E3, or Sony RX1R II? I am looking for image quality of the camera and I am not looking for the features. Can I use raw converter in every cameras? Or only Fujifilm needs raw converter for better quality images. So I am stuck with a camera selection. Currently I am using Sony RX100 ll and I am looking for a good update. Need your help to sort out my problem...

[@Gohjunyi88]

Great effort, appreciate it.

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks X...

[@eyalgolan3974]

if i would like to shoot a flower that moves in the wind, what type of AF do i need?

[@WatchmanNiel]

Hi Omar, excited to have just received an X-T20 here! Coming from a DSLR, I am surprised about the behavior of the selector buttons. Mine is set to Fn, but I think it would have been awesome if there was any way to toggle the behavior to focus as soon as the EVF is activated. It just makes more sense to me that I would want to adjust critical focus in such a moment than fiddle with settings. What do you think?

[@raymondlim8474]

omar sir, i have a question. when shooting your son running, you use 1/1800 ss and f4.0 my question is can i get the same result using 1/125 ss, f1.2 and still get the same result?or my shutter speed is too low for movement and my f number is too risky to get blurry image?

[@CuauhRi7]

Thank you!

[@necesmedia]

thank you buddy..

[@wahyuteguha]

thank you so much..

[@mahardikaluckassatrioyudha8465]

Hi Omar.. I always love your videos. NICE!!! haha btw I'm going to ask you about something that makes me confuse. Do you have that experience? In the beginning of this video I think you feel that kind of experience. That is about your LCD that have a brighter area in bottom-right part of the LCD (at 1:47). Have you? I've that experience too. Can you explain it? It can be seen when you take some pictures in the dark room.

[@SriramNatarajan25]

Sir, have you done vidoe on face and eye detection focus? ... Btw, why do they have so many confusing options!??