G7 Tips: How To Master Manual Focus & Autofocus

[@dirtbagcartoons7064]

Great video! Just bought a G7 and these videos are exactly what I need

[@SeezSantos]

Thank you for this! Keeps me pumped to make more content around this camera!

[@Amdecon]

This is the only video I have found that really explains focus options well! He's a good teacher. So many others know what they are doing, but are poor teachers.

[@SalvatoreCostasowegot]

Great! Finally a good giude for focusing on G7!

[@kyezen]

thank you so much for this video! i have a g7 and wanted to use it as a webcam for gaming videos, but was so confused on how to make it look nice. your other video where you showed how to set it up as a webcam helped so much! thanks i appreciate this keep up the good work.

[@praveenkumarv50]

Watching from India great video

[@Kinosho_Ichigo]

Hey, thanks for your content. I recently acquired a G7 and found you when searching for more information on how to use it well. I've done a lot more mobile photography as I have the Pixel 6 Pro but as someone who loves photography I'm finding phones, while they take great photos, can be limited artistically. Thanks for providing content to inspire me to keep learning with an actual camera!

[@SeezSantos]

thank your for this! ill continue to create content to help people who are on the journey like you! if you have any suggestions or specific questions please don't hesitate to drop a comment!

[@gbeatz4844]

Lol you answered my question in 10 seconds when I looked all over KZbin and Reddit for the past couple of weeks. Thanks man

[@SeezSantos]

Hey I’m glad I could help!!

[@SkillUp]

This was super helpful. Cheers mate.

[@Stogpunk]

Just wanted to say that i really like what's your doing for the Panasonic G7 community good job i follow your channel !

[@Cata7]

Got the Panasonic G95/90 and the panasonic 8-18 2.4-4.0... a pain in the ass to make it focus on my face and on the "closer subject" at the same time, I feel like smashing it into the ground.

[@geriebiffle8673]

Hi Seez. This video was very helpful for me for using my new G7. THANK YOU!! I bought it to take quality pics of my aquarium fish. I also want to finally learn the technicalities of photography. Can you recommend settings and videos that will quickly get me started with aquarium photography?

[@TheBushDownTheStreet]

thanks, just grabbed this camera open box from best buy for $375 plus tax. excited to get to learn how to use it

[@SeezSantos]

Wow great deal!!

[@scotta8338]

So how do you actually “pull focus”? It’s a very important thing to know but you don’t mention how to do it.

[@KimchiBreath]

Just what I was looking for. Overall I love the Panasonic MFT system, but can use all the help I can get to keep improving. Plus, it’s always great to have another good channel to come to. Keep up the great work.

[@SeezSantos]

Thank you your kind words! I’m always looking to improve!

[@BridoBot]

Great video and crazy in depth, useful to really explain the auto focus settings. I am using this with the Elgato CamLink as a webcam and I couldn't find a way to keep an auto focus WITHOUT physically recording -- Your explaination of the tracking mode was like a brain pop, using this, the camera can actively change focus WITHOUT recording. Thanks for the great video man.

[@SofnandoErizar]

BROOOOOO THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU LIKE A TEACHER FOR ME !!! ♥

[@SeezSantos]

Aww thanks! I’m glad I could help! Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this camera system or anything else 😀

[@SofnandoErizar]

@@SeezSantos Sure brother next i will ask you im newbie with this camera just bought it from my friend

[@97sveryown63]

Broooooo you just saved my life loll! The video is so interesting i was having a lot of issues with autofocus on my g7! Thanks again i suscribed

[@SeezSantos]

Glad I could help!

[@PuchoWebSolutions]

Hello from New York City! What is the difference between AFC and AFF? . Thank you for your informative video.

[@sonnylynn374]

So helpful for a newbie like me!

[@officialyoungpope]

Fire videos don’t stop uploading content !🔥

[@StickOnHair]

I did everything you said to get the settings right. I am brightly lit in front of a green screen. I walk around the back of the camera and come and sit back down. There is no face detection, just rock solid blur. It’s not even trying to autofocus, whether I wave my arms, move my face back and forward etc. it has been like this since I purchased this camera years ago.

[@joeframo3347]

Thank you for teaching me on my to learn a little better about it your great help you're very good help 👍

[@SeezSantos]

My pleasure 😊

[@Lifegateacupuncture]

@seezsantos Great tutorial! What lens did you shoot this video with? And what settings are configured: iso, frame rate, shutter, f stop, etc?

[@kuunami]

Very clear and concise.

[@allthingsbasketballpodcast]

i feel like if i move my head just a little bit, the focus just loses entirely and takes forever to re-focus!

[@akadjisergeloic23]

top top video... thanks a lot buddie

[@TheMidasTouch11]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@SeezSantos]

I'm glad I could help! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@EltonTrujillo]

Thank you, This really helped!

[@Mpactpics]

Great information. Audio fx were very distracting and didn't seem appropriate.

[@travelbags979]

Still loving all your videos! I was curious what you think is the best mode to be in when shooting real estate photography when attempting to get entire rooms in the best focus possible? Thanks!

[@captureyourmoments3714]

So what focus point would you recommend with the g7 on a gimbal ? Tracking or 1-area ?

[@officialyoungpope]

As far as the G7 what are the best focus settings for streaming ? I know the focus is hard on this camera

[@DenmasUlin]

Again, please recommend the lens for G7, for bokeh photo& video..

[@yyounmybitniss2701]

Great video! I just got mine and am looking to get driving footage. Got some at 4k and had some blur when changing speeds. Hoping to try autofocus continous at a lower resolution helps

[@SeezSantos]

Using AF at 1080p is waaaayyy faster than 4K mode!

[@mojotv9403]

Hello sir.i just bought a G7 for school purposes.any video how to use manual photoshoot?, shutter speed and aperture and iso?

[@SeezSantos]

I have a video on my channel explaining all of that but let me know if this helps ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrGZpakgdatmpI

[@Marc-io6pv]

Great video. Still contemplating the G7 as my first camera. One thing to ask... I've seen so many videos complaining about the auto focus etc. If I was to shoot outdoor scenes in video or even indoor club type scenes. Can you not just set the manual focus to a mid point say and not really worry about it? It seems the complaints are always vloggibg close up headshot movements etc

[@SeezSantos]

Thanks for the comment! And yea one of the big issues with this camera system is the lack of a modern PDAF system. The contrast AF is speedy and quick when your shooting in HD. But in 4K it’s not reliable if your moving around a lot or if your subject is moving. I shoot manual and use focus peaking to see what’s in focus. So for those indoor club scenes you can get away with using this. Your just going to need to practice pulling focus! 👏

[@Marc-io6pv]

@@SeezSantos Thank you. I ordered it last night and coming today! 🙂 £400 new in the UK, so like 450$. Practice makes perfect

[@lizgermain8190]

Great video, thank you

[@SeezSantos]

Glad you liked it! Please let me know if you have any questions!

[@lilbanky122]

Best setting for taking fashion pictures for instagram? I want to have focus on the person with creamy background 🤔

[@bencrystalofficial]

Thank you for this! Do you or does anyone know if there's a way to get the autofocus to automatically adjust if I'm moving? Or even just once on a delay so I can film alone like 10 feet from the camera and know I'm in focus?

[@c_r854]

really useful thanks

[@SeezSantos]

You're welcome! Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@steevecleoron9795]

thanks !

[@SeezSantos]

If you have any questions let me know!

[@BirdFinder100]

my g7 is constantly autofocusing when im livestreaming. i do have it set to AFC, so i get why it does that, but it's adjusting for brightness and clarity and never really stops. so it brings down the quality of the stream when its always adjusting. how do i get it to adjust to my exact specs and stop?

[@Ronin_Senshi]

Thanks dude!

[@SeezSantos]

No problem! Let me know if you are. Any other questions!

[@binomair9326]

Hi I want to buy 100mm macro lens for my lumix g7 can u help me which one it will work with lumix g7 !!

[@ab-shop]

Hi Santos, your video is really nice: tomorrow night I'll try your settings, because in my channel I'm starting to make video reviews and the problem I have is that when I set and press rec, then I have to move in front of the camera and the video is not in focus at the end: I tried to pilot the Lumix via wifi with the App, but the button on the mobile phone that starts the rec does not allow first to focus (half a click to understand) and then a whole click to make start the video, so at a distance of about 2 meters I can't see if I'm in focus or not (always when I'm in front of the camera with the screen turned), do you have a suggestion to solve this problem? What kind of autofocus do you recommend to stand still at a certain distance in front of the Lumix and obviously be in focus? Thanks, Alberto.

[@FossKhan]

What's the best autofocus setting for continuous movement say filming a wedding?

[@SeezSantos]

If you are looking to track a bride or groom I would suggest AFC with face and eye detection enabled. This will allow you to make sure that they are in focus.

[@SeezSantos]

49 area would also be a great mode to use where the scene your shooting has a lot of persons of interest that need to be in focus.

[@FossKhan]

@@SeezSantos awesome thank you so much bro!

[@minnesotaicecaps]

Hey! Do you know how to turn on manual focus assist that pops up while recording video? I swear when I first bought my camera, I had the ability while filming to have that zoom in box to see what’s focused better then I messed around with settings and it’s not. My MF assist is on but it must be something else.

[@miki410]

I still cannot get the camera to focus on my face. My face is always blurry. I am using the same lens you demonstrated on as well. The worst is that while I am filming the in-camera monitor is so small that I cannot really check as I am filming, it's after I've finished and I am going to edit the video that I see all my footage is unusable. I just made some adjustments after watching this video, and ran a test but I am still blurry. I have one beauty video up on my channel and you can see what I mean.

[@SeezSantos]

When you say you have the same lens you are referring to the Panasonic 14-140 correct? After watching your video it seems like the focus never moved at all. As if continuous AF is off ? Are you sure your in the right AF mode? 🤔

[@miki410]

@@SeezSantos thank you so much for watching! Thanks to you I figured out that I needed to have the face/eye detection on in AFC mode, I think I fixed it and was able to upload a video that's actually in focus hahahaa. I appreciate you so much!!

[@bookmycushion7942]

Helpful

[@SeezSantos]

Glad you think so!

[@avinashkumaravi2833]

Hello Sir I have Panasonic Lumix G85 camera and I have 14 140 mm lens But when I use this lens in 14mm my Camera Is Not proper Focus Is Time to time focus hunting..

[@SeezSantos]

What focus mode are you using ?

[@avinashkumaravi2833]

@@SeezSantos when I covered stage I use 49 area mode and when I shoot portrate I use Face detection mode ..

[@door57productions83]

I find that autofocus for me for some reason does not work once I press record. As long as it is not recording for some reason it works well. But once I press record it struggles to find the subject. I have to press the button halfway to get it to refocus but it does not follow the subject on its own. Any advice?

[@SeezSantos]

What autofocus mode are you using? Also do you have continuous af mode enabled ?

[@door57productions83]

@@SeezSantos I have continuous af mode enabled and i have it on tracking. I tap on the screen to focus on subject and it locks on and follows well unless I start recording. I took it out of 4K mode and tried it on 1080p to see if that helped but nothing. Do you think maybe its a problem with the camera itself? Thanks for the quick reply

[@SeezSantos]

at the 5:15 mark of this video i explain the issue your having, With the the 14-140 kit lens it does an ok job at tracking. if you go into the MOTION PICTURE settings on page 2/5 there is also another selection to have "continous AF" on. You see this one? Make sure this is on. it sounds like its staying locked in also make sure you not on Autofocus single mode as well.

[@DenmasUlin]

Are the focus same on the G85?

[@ruleoffourthirds2341]

The G85 has a better AF but it's still flawed.

[@petrograd6109]

I find autofocus very bad at 4k, so it forces you to go back to FHD.

[@raylobosco]

Your video is not consistent. You are explaining Auto Focus settings for Video and not Photo and I therefore had trouble following along. For example, you can only set AFF/AFS for Motion Picture.