Improve AUTOFOCUS With Olympus OM-D

[@jeremybeswick550]

Hi Robin, I've just watched this video again. After nearly two years after purchasing my M5 MkIII and soon discovering your excellent YT channel, I find myself often going back to specific videos of yours to remember, review or revise menu options and functionalities. They are just so useful, and of all the OMD instructional videos available, yours are my go-to source. Thank you for all your clear, concise and brilliant content, and I wish you a very happy and fulfilling 2022!

[@laurentkieffer9773]

Thanks for the tips Robin! I figured out how to use the cluster AF Area on E-M5 III : under menu A2 "AF Area Pointer", option On2 "Displays frame while shutter button is half-pressed" has to be selected, and this also activates the function

[@Sir_Grumpalot]

Although I've had an EM1 1 & 2 since day zero I always learn new things from your excellent tips videos. The weakness but mostly strength of the Oly OMD range is the richness of the functionality which can take time to fully learn but when you do really helps when you are out shooting. Your videos do help in this process so please keep them coming Robin 🙏

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the kind words, more videos to come surely!

[@alastairgordon5844]

Thanks Robin! The AF Tracking Pad option is exactly what I have been looking for!!!!

[@karolinabat]

AF targeting pad... What an amazing and useful discover!! 😱 THANK YOU SOOO MUCH ROBIN!!

[@stanpowers600]

As usual - you are simply the best, Robin! As an old school EVF half-press AF and re-frame shooter I am hard-pressed to adopt/adapt to the newer AF options Olympus offers. Your videos nicely demonstrate those features in action. The thumb-drag is surprising effective. And of course all the touch-screen options work so well when one is in stealth mode. Keep up the great work - I always look forward to your articles (and now, Vids). ¡Viva the m4/3 Revolution!

[@robinwong]

Thanks Stan! There are more ways to do AF now, and for close up shooting (macro work, or tight portraits) I prefer not to use center focus and recompose. There is slight shift of focus plane, hence choosing the exact AF area is crucial for critical focus.

[@stanpowers600]

@@robinwong Excellent point, Robin! I will strive to live and learn! ;-)

[@markhornby3135]

Great video Robin. I watched this twice , second time with my camera in my hands following your advice.

[@robinwong]

Thanks Mark, glad you found the sharing beneficial!

[@garybrowne4830]

Thank Robin I was confused about selecting the various auto focus options and how to change them This video cleared that up for me Thanks

[@pretavol]

Thanks, Robin. There is always something new for me to learn from your videos!

[@robinwong]

Thanks Steven, glad I could share!

[@ctphoto]

Another great set of tips. I always learn something from each video.

[@robinwong]

Cheers, glad you found the videos useful!

[@mariobravo8253]

💢 you Have inspired me to love my camera 📷 - become open /accepting of the quirks and so NOW I'm taking much better pix ... THANK YOU ❗️

[@Bakin]

Just a note Robin to point out the Olympus E-M5 Mark III (which came out after this video) has Cluster Auto Focus also according to the manual.

[@stolenorange]

Very helpful. Sometimes the basics are the most important

[@teribyrdic3955]

I have really enjoyed your information on using the Olympus camera. You are precise and get the point across as well as show us how to set the camera. Great tips!!!!

[@kennynvake4hve584]

I like the new look Robin.......................

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@richd.9400]

All your videos are so informative! Keep up the great work Robin. I look forward to your next one!

[@robinwong]

Thanks Rich! Shall continue to do my best!

[@richd.9400]

Please do Robin. I learn so much from your no nonsense to the point feature rich videos for my EM1 MKII. Great stuff!

[@gerrymac5865]

Thanks for the useful tips Robin..

[@robinwong]

Thanks! Glad I could share!

[@meredithpottery]

Thank you, again, for a totally helpful and informative video.

[@macmij]

AF Targeting Pad on feature is terrific! Thanks for this information.

[@francisresch6654]

Very helpful Robin. Many thanks!

[@AOUSI]

I love your energy sir!

[@jonathanashton4758]

Robin nearly every video you make has something I did not know about, thanks once again, there were some very useful tips in there along with some features that I had not activated.

[@fernandevaudan7774]

Thanks I learn so many triks with your videos, I am know able to enjoy my OMD camera and take the best of it... very very useful

[@Rafaga777]

Thanks for the tutorial. As always concise and very useful...

[@robinwong]

No worries, my pleasure to share what I can.

[@alexmetcalfe4668]

Great video Robin. I just shot a wedding and some of my photos were coming out softer, but weren't blurry. Figured out the AF area was too small.

[@UnVascoEnLaRed]

AUPA! I like your videos . Greetings from Spain.

[@robinwong]

Glad you find the videos useful!

[@ChrisKoehn]

If you enabled the AF Targeting Pad in the menu and it's not working, remember to double tap the touch screen to enable/disable it on an E-M1 Mark II

[@robinwong]

The same applies to all other cameras that have AF Targeting pad.

[@johnallen3423]

wondered why it wasn't working!

[@davet8835]

i have e-m1 mark ii too and having the same issue Chris describes-- I an able the touch pad and can move the focusing with viewing via the screen and can see the focusing square when I use view finder, but can't move it. I use back button focus and push that button down, but not success. it worked in the past, but wonder if one of the patches affected it.

[@earifin]

E-PL10 have cluster auto focus as well.

[@vidalvincent1051]

Thanks a lot mate, i have just bought an omd5 miii and your videos are veeeery helpful !

[@kungula]

very good tips, I really appreciate your effort, thank you very much.

[@robinwong]

No worries, my pleasure to do the video!

[@robjeeves]

Thanks Robin. Very useful

[@jerrymorgan9792]

Thanks Robin, Your tips are so helpful ! Lots of info that I wish I had know when I first bought my OM-D 1 Mark ll

[@MysteriousBeingOfLight]

Thank you so much it helped

[@rsteup]

Robin, another great video! Thank you!

[@robinwong]

Thanks, glad you found it useful!

[@oneeyedphotographer]

On my Panasonic I suspect that my nose triggers touch to focus, I have been using area focus and the area moves.... I have the option to use a narrow band across the (middle or not middle) screen, that reportedly works well. The touch pad is used in the Canon EOS R, on that camera you can customise the amount of the screen that's used (like a Wacom tablet). Helpful with my big beak.

[@craigb8379]

OneEyedPhotographer I wish Olympus gave the option to have the AF pad on part screen

[@PrestonDurnford]

Your videos are best! Thanks!

[@Staplechips]

Very nice guy and helpful! Thank you!

[@blathermouth]

Very helpful as always - thanks! I learn something useful from every one of your videos. I'm using an E-M5 III but have owned all 3 of the E-M5 models. I'm particularly interested in video shooting with this camera, so more video tips and tricks would be great!

[@user-if2mh8en2g]

Thanks a lot!

[@hanmikkers8340]

Nice and useful video Robin!!

[@robinwong]

Thanks!

[@toncouwenberg8646]

Hi Robin, thank you so much for your great youtube channel! It realy helps me getting up to speed with my OM-5. After watching this video I started using the focus targeting pad which I find very handy. After some time it did not work anymore. Now it appears that, on top of the menu setting, you can enable / disable the focus targetting pad by double tapping the lcd screen. This might be a new feature of the OM-5?

[@solitone]

Just a quick note. A double tap on the monitor turns AF Targeting Pad on and off.

[@AnastasTarpanov]

Another great one. For the E-M1 and E-M1X is great that you can use targeting PAD with the screen fully articulated, this way is not in front of your nose. You don't share any tips for people shooting with gloves, but probably you've never done that ;)

[@robinwong]

Hah, a problem that asians with flat nose like me won't have!

[@AnastasTarpanov]

@@robinwong this is half of the solution. I'm left-handed and use the left eye to look through the viewfinder, so my nose is always smashed into the screen. That's why I felt in love with the PEN-F, just close the screen and enjoy shooting with the camera :)

[@garybrown9719]

robin wong will you please do a video on continues autofocus tracking. Please thank you If you have topaz de-noise editor Can you review it.

[@nich6220]

Super helpful, thank you:)

[@Jan-ne2zl]

You really helped me, thank you very much! I'm new to Olympus cameras and I can't find the answer for my question - How to turn of autofocus? Are you able to answer? I have Olympus om-d em-10 mark III

[@JoseRamirez-cd7ge]

Thank you! Very educative video. I have one request how to shoot groups on different situations. Thank you.

[@robinwong]

You mean shooting group photo of people?

[@jerrymorgan9792]

Great tip,

[@davidwebb091370]

Hi, Robin! What Olympus camera are you holding for the demonstration in this video? Thanks!

[@rallerallensen9973]

Great Videos 👍👍👍👍 Greetings from Robbin ( Germany )

[@govertvanamerongen5902]

Hi Robin, i have a question. You explained in one of your video's: how can i have my settings saved after my camera has gone to sleep? It was very annoying on my photo walk activating my settings again... You explained this elsewhere... thank you for your answer!! Greetz from Holland!! Govert

[@613dawn]

Thank you. I’ve learned a few things I didn’t know. I would like to know how to do tricky bird photos when the bird is in a tree with branches in front and behind the bird. I tried to take a photo of a cardinal this week. I did try to manually focus after the autofocus got me close, but the cardinal was still hard to see because it was high up in the tree. Is there a way to zoom into the live view before taking a photo to do the fine tuning manually?

[@samsen3965]

As a Canon/Sony user, with a new purchase of EM10 iii, that loves this new camera except for its AF, I'm truly glad to found your clip. Extremely helpful. Thanks, man. Only, as I'm a very "Manual Everything" person, "How do I get to manual focus and do the job myself, especially for night and infinite subjects?

[@cmartin_ok]

You have 2 main options. Either set to manual focus, turning off AF totally or use AF plus manual focus which allows you to use AF but then fine tune or radically alter the focus using the focus wheel on the lens.i find setting focus peaking to on helps with both of these settings

[@Incorrigiblewinnie]

If I ever have a chance to visit Malaysia, will you give me a private lesson?? You are so awesome!!!!

[@user-xq1kv2gt8u]

Thank you!!!

[@johnallen3423]

Many thanks...

[@prasanthgn]

Can you make a video on AF fine tuning method and in camera correction for correcting lens front or back focus.

[@tanjm348]

Hi I’m using a old E-PM1 camera for underwater photography. I do find it challenging to get the camera to focus. Does lighting have impact on the auto focus.

[@amermeleitor]

7:32 what happened? Only a change in lights or other thing?

[@davidcooper6704]

This may be a stupid question but what do the numbers 4:39:45 & 3485 at bottom left on the screen signify?

[@thomasli2561]

Why is my om d em 5 mark III camera turns off face priority focus when i choose a small AF point?

[@jeffcassar8062]

Hi Robin Is c-af tracker good to use when tracking fast moving planes

[@Mark_James_Hill]

Hi Robin, I am wondering if you have a video about the AF sensitivity setting. I have been having trouble with the main subject not being in focus and the background is, especially in street photography. I was told that if you have the AF sensitivity set to +2 the AF will try to focus on the background and is only good when a fast subject is moving head on on toward the camera.... anyways Id like to know more about settings of AF Sensitivity in different situations.

[@rodneymiguel3914]

Good morning and happy 2020. I have a hard time setting my PenF for continuous shots with respect to focus and speed. Do you have any videos about this setting?

[@jimkahnw2]

I have back button focus turned on. I can lock focus and then use the shutter release button to lock exposure. For some situations, rather than move the AF target with the control pad or touch screen, can I lock focus using the center AF target and recompose? I know, an old fashion technique when early AF had only one fixed target, but it seems faster for me than repositioning the target. Suggestions? Thanks.

[@monicathiel3592]

Is Cluster AF and AF Area Pointer ON 2 available in the OM-D E-1 III body ? Thank you for answer to me and kind regards.

[@WT.Mean1539]

Is E-M5 IIhas the AF targeting pad?

[@alexreay4164]

For low light, do you think increasing the contrast or changing to Vivid helps the camera grab focus? I’m not sure if it does or not but I do find that a larger focus point helps as it gives a larger area to grab hold of.

[@robinwong]

Changing camera profile won't help the AF, as the AF calculates based on available light.

[@Simoneister]

Does the EM5 II have the targeting pad feature?

[@JLiu-fn5gv]

No. And it is probably the last model without this function. Even EM10 II has it.

[@SkoxLy]

Does omd em5 Mark III has Cluster af?

[@Ferda1964]

Hi Robin, even though the auto focus is set to S AF on the EM 5 my video footage tends to shift on and out of focus, I didn't find option to successfully lock the S - AF . Now I'm looking at getting a new Olympus or Lumix and I wonder how the video focusing works with the newer 4/3 cameras. Thank you. It seems to be a frustrating issue with micro 4/3 cameras. Do you have any recommendations? Thank you.

[@TCizauskas]

Tip #2: My nose moves the touchpad around so I've disengaged the AF Targeting Pad! But all tips well explained and helpful. Thanks, Robin.

[@alexreay4164]

Thomas Cizauskas if you’re right eye dominant, the Pen-F would work better as the EVF is to one side. You could try replacing the eye cup for a large one to move your nose further from the screen.

[@peterkuiper5363]

Hello Robin. I have a question about what is happening at 5:05 in your video. The moment you focus on the lcd screen, the icon changes to off. In the setting itself, nothing changes. It still is possible to focus a 2nd time or 3rd. But the icon says off, from the first time you have focussed. Why?

[@michaelshoup2703]

I have an issue with the AF targeting.. Holding camera (E1 M2) in right hand, using left thumb to move f/point, I get a lot of delayed movement? The green square lags, stutters, or just doesn't move at all? And, just to be sure I'm setting it up right, I have to turn on the touch option on the live view screen, correct? It was the only way I could get the f/p to move around..

[@villamuez]

Great Video!! Quick question, I just got my OM-D M1 mark iii how can i set up the back button focus?

[@esmpmedia8586]

I know this is 11 months ago, but I believe it can be assigned by selecting the Gear button from Super Control Panel (Bottom Right) and assign to whichever button you'd like. Let me know if you find a different way.. I just got mine today!

[@FotomakerAcademy]

Hi Robin - I'm trying to take pics of various cloudy skies (to use in Sky Replacement in Ps). My Oly EM5 Mk ii had no trouble doing that on auto-focus. But my newer Oly EM5 Mk iii just cannot auto-focus (and I can't even seem to get manual focus to work) when I try to take cloud pics (w/out any landscape elements wanted in them at all). I put my focus point on spots where there's a 'line' b/wn blue (sky) and clouds (to try to get a contrast element) but this newer Mk iii camera still keeps hunting and won't focus. Any suggestions? Thx.

[@travelcamerafood5642]

我的 omd 10mk2 外接闪光灯不亮，什么原因?

[@ditricklim4503]

Thanks. Great video. Any tips to focus when talking Christmas tree or Christmas deco? I having experience focus Hunting issue when the camera see those Christmas tree tiny bulbs or Christmas decorations lighting. Using e-m1 mark 2 with 7-14lens

[@robinwong]

If you are very close to the lights, it should not be an issue. Else, use a smaller AF target area, that should do the trick.

[@ditricklim4503]

@@robinwong I try it when have chance. Thanks.

[@jeffreyl9829]

Hi Robin, is cluster AF available in em5. 3?thx

[@rituthahryani5163]

When you press the d pad to move the af points, front dial will help in selecting the clusters, if we are in manual mode than back dial is set for shutter speed and front dial is for cluster selections as you showed in this video than how will we change the aperture...

[@robinwong]

Once you exit the AF selection you get to control the normal exposure settings with the command dials.

[@rituthahryani5163]

@@robinwong is it possible to remove the clustor selection from the front dial and always keep the front dial function for aperture

[@robinwong]

@@rituthahryani5163 when you enter the AF selection mode, the dials are used to control the AF modes. When you exit that, you control exposure. Why do you need to change that? I see no reason to. It is clear and simple and quite speedy to adjust on the fly.

[@riteshthahryani]

He man , in this era of full frame mirroless camera system itvis very dillicult for a company like olympis to add some more customers I always lover camera which are small and light weigth, but the full frame cameras are now also light weight and small in size My suggestion to is to switch to somthing else.. Like sony or fuji.. And now the rummeros of closing up olympus camera system have made a big difdrence

[@alan.macrae]

On your hair? :)

[@MRayGerard]

Yes, but not all models have multi-point focus, I have the E-m10 Mark II and focus only on one point

[@robinwong]

Of course, but E-M10 Mark II is not the current model. There is an E-M10 Mark III now, which has all the features shown in the video.

[@MRayGerard]

Olympus still sells E-M10 Mark II so both are current models :)

[@roymorrison6713]

The E-m10 mkii has 81 focus points and you can choose from small target, cluster target or all target areas as well as choosing face detect and eye detect and even set the priority to left eye or right eye. If you look at the on line manual it will be from approx page 46.

[@johnrayner8126]

I have the EM10 MkII and have found that with when using the small AF point and at some time I need to centre it using the fn1 button, it reverts to the standard size AF point, which means I have to go back and make the AF point small again. Any way of getting around this duplication of action ?

[@kimlarsen3792]

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[@ZLG794]

Sadly AF cluster and AF targeting pad are not available in my camera.

[@robinwong]

That must be a really old camera. AF Targeting Pad has been available since E-M10 Mark II in 2013. That's 6 years ago!

[@ZLG794]

@@robinwong it's a Em-5 mkii

[@Simoneister]

Yeah it's not on my EM5 II either

[@pongsapumprakyong7800]

Yes. Not on my em5 mark2 .I hope for next firmware (AF cluster and AF targeting pad)

[@davidaearthy]

I assume it would only be a firmware update that may come soon for the e-M5 II I hope.

[@peterk3574]

My red shirt never looks flat, not from far away nor close by 😩