The ONLY VIDEO You Need to MASTER SONY AUTOFOCUS!

[@soapa4279]

lmao I nearly died at that dope ass mother focus area

[@ylberazizaj]

same here hahahahahaha

[@rodeanphotos]

@@ylberazizaj I'm still laughing even now lmao

[@Tokyo_Arcade]

this was amazing, i legit lol'd

[@natepotter6911]

One more thing for your viewers to know: if you're having trouble getting focus in low light in AF-C mode, try switching to AF-S. In AF-S, the camera very quickly fully opens the aperture to allow as much light as possible, thereby potentially improving AF performance quite a bit. Oh, and DMF mode is AWESOME, allows you to auto-focus, then tweak manually.

[@ItzSlushie]

Pretty sure AFS will also use the red led to help light a bit infront of the camera does it not?

[@natepotter6911]

@@ItzSlushie how did you draw that from what I said? I didn't mention anything about the focus assist lamp, I'm talking about what happens with the aperture...

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

@@ItzSlushie The AF illuminator is independent from AF mode, it will work (if switched on) with AF-S, AF-C and AF-A. Only caveat with AF-C and AF-A is that the illuminator will not work when your subject is moving.

[@ItzSlushie]

@@CC3GROUNDZERO ahhh okay

[@WhatThePheel]

Isn't this only for automatic shooters?

[@cranemon]

I would just add that in continuous AF mode, you can very quickly get a centre spot focus by pressing the centre button in the circular dial. Extremely useful when continuous AF is not locking on to the correct subject, and you don’t have time to dig through the focus menu to change it.

[@JasonVong]

Ah I forgot that was default! I always changed my center button to something else. Good tip for vanilla settings!

[@BenSussmanpro]

Thanks. I used DMF only once - to shoot a cat which was behind a chain-linked fence. AF would only focus on the fence, even small-frame spot focus. DMF let me tweak the focus slightly to capture my subject perfectly.

[@JoshConnectMedia]

My Sony Guy !!! Champion !! DMF could easily be Dynamic Manual focus. where you add some dynamism to your manual focus thereby making manual focus clear and day. My two cents.

[@michaelmiller8173]

Love, love, LOVE this video! So incredibly helpful. Thank you! Maybe you could do a similar one on metering modes?

[@chitung2277]

Dmf, to let camera try to focus first, then user can fine tune afterwards

[@keving7773]

My 1 regret about DMF is that I did not start using it earlier. Heck is fantastic for macro, with pretty much the same capabilities as AFS. So is more functionality, not less. Give it a try for a little while, if you to like it go back

[@MoviesSam]

Jason - love your videos. Big fan! I would have hoped to see something on back button focusing on the Sony.

[@kucekto]

Great video! Perfect timing when I just got a new sony camera. Your tutorials are always very helpful ( got me buying and setting up the A7III back in 2018 )

[@CGphotoOp]

DMF = direct manual focus It’s the only thing I use for nature shots. It magnifies when moving the focus ring so I can micro focus .

[@azizisarif]

DMF is best option... determine where subject camera focus..use peaking, will be indicate...

[@royaltykidstv]

What about to have everyone on a party in focus when doing video? What are the settings for that?

[@samtang1995st]

Hello, I really like the photography tutorial videos you made. I hope you make more related videos, such as how to adjust metering and white balance.

[@brianrudolph3594]

Thank you for an awesome video! Extremely informative and helpful to my photography learning! Thank you!

[@ContentTalker-nc5hi]

3:08 I believe DMF is nothing but Digital Manual Focus, as you've mentioned already that all it does is, you may be able to focus manually on your screen. Do you think, my explanation might be correct?

[@gilbertpc805]

Where is Frame/Eye Frame Display on the a6700? Also what’s the best setting to get everyone in a group photo focused?

[@wakeywarrior]

I have a ZVE1, very good autofocus but with the 20mm F1.8 you get a lot of background pulsing. Only seems to affect that lens. No reviewer seems to mention this aside from a few like Dustin.

[@rongdoimau]

Could you explain the situation when face/eye autofocus fight with focus area? Like when I had Center fix or Spot in the middle of the frame, face/eye autofocus on, my human subject was on the side of the frame, I found they’re fighting each other. Where technically the camera would give priority? How to avoid this situation? Thank you

[@GiordanoCapovilla]

Jason - my wife and I just purchased an A7Cii and when we use the Intelligent Auto mode, there is only one focus mode, so when we try to be more specific with our focus area, it doesn’t work, especially for close up macro shots. Are we doing something wrong? Why does intelligent auto only have one focus mode?

[@alefsaraie3274]

thanks

[@Mark-uu2cb]

Hi! Jason, I have a question for you. Do you keep using the same button functions in your camera as you presented 2 years ago in your guide?

[@dumspyrospero]

The gods of youtube have spoken, this is the one and only masterclass you need to watch to understand (Sony) Autofocus🙏

[@pixels_per_inch]

Anyone knows what focus area it switches to when you use digital zoom? It's looks like a partially drawn large box with dashed lines covering 80% of thr frame.

[@EngineFD223]

I have a few questions on this topic that maybe you can answer on the Sony A7III. If for instance I have AF set to Wide focus area and am taking a group photo. I get Dark Grey boxes around each subjects face, and a light grey box on a single subject, and that is the subject that the camera will focus on and try to use Eye-AF on. Is there a way for me to cycle between those faces with the dark grey boxes around them in order to make them the primary subject? Or is the only way to change my focus area to something else like Flexible Spot or Lock-on AF? Also, when on Lock-on AF: Flexible Spot, when it puts that tracking box on the subject, where is it actually focusing? Just on a random spot on the subjects body that the box is around?

[@podiatanapraia]

Excellent video! Surprised you didn't mention back button auto focus, tho...

[@Vicky-il5yv]

What's that? Could you please explain?

[@podiatanapraia]

@@Vicky-il5yv sure! A lot of photographers (myself included) like to have an autofocus button that's separate from the shutter button. That allows us, for instance, to autofocus once on a subject, and then press the shutter button several times without reactivating the autofocus. It's called back button autofocus and pretty much any modern camera allows you to configure one of your buttons to be a dedicated autofocus button.

[@ourhouseuk]

I’m not sure I understand why you would bother toggling to manual focus after achieving auto focus lock rather than setting a custom button for back button focus, at which point you can just take your finger off the button. What am I missing?

[@DanielHodotcom]

Wonderfully informative and concise! Thank you

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

Has anyone ever told you that you were born with dad humor?

[@lonceysbusiness333]

I don't know man, I seen Julia Trotti explain, in simpler terms for me, she even knows what the D stands for, how the other two focusing modes work better in certain situations I guess the only way to truly know, is to try them out, which is what I plan to do, once I have my camera 😊❤ Thanks anyways 😊❤

[@michaelajoseph6856]

Thank you Jason!

[@shivneelnarayan5638]

Which 50mm sony lens would u recommend for f1.8 as m on a budget need it for photo n video

[@Superjeanmarc]

Awesome video... Does anyone knows if when having several subjects in frame, there a way to switch from a subject to another, to say to the camera on which subject to focus on?

[@GoogleMapsFoodie]

Is the monitor you’re using in your setup the Sony phone?

[@pixels_per_inch]

Xperia Pro

[@TutuOnTheBeach]

that DMF got me good haha

[@Ozhtube]

What auto focus would you use to photograph 40 people standing on stairs in five rows? All faces need to be sharp. Using Sony 35 mm GM lens

[@Snatchedbytmarie]

Hi, I am traveling to Egypt and want to take photos and videos in front of the pyramids. How do I record videos and photos with both parts ( me and the pyramids)of the photos being focused ?

[@Vicky-il5yv]

You may would like to use wider lens then. And shoot at f/10 or even more than that, assuming there will be plenty of light at day to do it. Also I would suggest you to try to keep the distance between you and background (pyramid) shorter. And keep the distance between camera and you longer. Above methods will help you to keep you and pyramid both in focus. Also take some pictures with your phone. Wider lens on it and smaller sensor help a phone to keep subject ans background both in focus.

[@sandeepreddy-wo9xi]

Tq

[@kurtdyer]

Everybody loves Jason Vong! 💥

[@JasonVong]

I hope so! 😂

[@470essentials5]

Very helpful... thanks jason

[@marclabro]

nice tuto. Personnally, on a7rv, after having tried af/mf on afon, i came back to back button focus on afon which gives af-s for composition and af-c when needed. I set MF on lens button to take animals through fences... I am using spot focus area most of the time and quickly switch to wide with eye detection. coming from a7iv, big disapointment a7rv doesn't allow to quickly force eye detetcion in wide mode while we are in spot focus area. I set this function on lens button on a7iv. a bug of a7rv soft ?

[@raisyartsy631]

I don't know if you can help me fix my a6400. The touch screen focus feature isn't working even though the touch operation is on. 😢

[@Vicky-il5yv]

Did you try to change the "Function of Touch Operation" to "Touch Focus", present in 9th Page of Movie tab?

[@GiNodrog]

DMF digital manual focus.

[@TheTravelingBunch]

a7cr or a7cii wantung to upgrade from my a7c

[@rickfuzzy]

Honestly I don't understand why people don't use tracking spot. It's so simple, point at the subject hold half shutter, and then move to compose your shot. It's instant and no moving boxes around.

[@Vicky-il5yv]

True! And without it I think it would be too challenging to focus on a moving subject/person where multiple subjects are there with different distances or group of people (when target subject is a person). Wide focus area with continuous auto focus will fail in that situation. Only touch tracking (which is not always easy/comfortable) seems as an alternative of tracking spot in that case.

[@quickathletes]

You‘re using a phone as a monitor?

[@chefzilla314]

Awesome video as always. It looks like you're using your phone as an external monitor. Is that correct? If so how did you set that up? I have a Sony A6400 and pretty poor eyesight and that looks like it could be a big help.

[@JasonVong]

I use the Sony XPERIA Pro which has a microHDMI connection. I have a couple videos about this if you wanna search it up on KZbin! “Jason Vong Phone Monitor”

[@chefzilla314]

@@JasonVong That explains a lot. I've been struggling to find microHDMI to USB-C cable. I have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Thanks for the response.

[@adrianaperezperez-n1q]

WITCH MONITOR DO YOU USE?

[@HouseOwl]

DynamicMF

[@dzuritasb]

DMF here! XD

[@Quullvn]

DMF - Dual Manual Focus, stand to be corrected.😅

[@Fzmedeiros]

Man, you are a Sony Monster (in a good way) , Peace!

[@Elimporta2]

3:20 😂

[@igsphotography1734]

Dynamic Auto Focus... DMF?

[@Coolshrestha1]

Mother focus area😂

[@johnmehalick]

Never use DMF

[@blabler2533]

Fujifilm wishes it could actually get into focus

[@nikkop]

you're a DMF 🫶

[@panhandlejake6200]

DMF: Direct Manual Focus. Helps make manual focusing a little faster.

[@5x9dev]

And yes, I do use this mode quite a bit for underwater photography and dry side for glossy objects.

[@trevourlance27]

also helpful for 3rd party lenses that do not acquire very good focus .. i noticed i use dmf more often when i have rokinon, viltox, and meike lenses. otherwise af-c for G lenses, sigma, and tamron

[@sh8736]

Agree it is useful for wildlife photography. Let’s say there is a small bird in amongst reeds bobbing in and out, autofocus gets the leaves but it’s not quite birds as it’s not there long enough. A quick tweak of dmf is faster than switching to mf . However on the new 300mm if dmf was on and I was holding the lens by the focus ring it would not focus! Lens needs s longer foot for me

[@sh8736]

Would have liked a bit form detail on the horizontal vertical settings. I have it turned off as if I’m locked on a subject I don’t want it to move focus spot if I go vertical. Is fine on the A74 and A7R5, however on A93 seems to move the focus to the bottom of the screen which is really irritating! Have thought it could be the touch screen focus and maybe my nose is touching the screen but I have the same nose when using each camera body so don’t understand this one! 😂

[@HouseOwl]

DynamicMF

[@nadeemraza4444]

3:25 😂

[@tonymag28]

what's goin on with your thumb nail? 0:58

[@TVe200]

I have DMF on one of my tele lenses. For bird photos I always use AF-C. When af struggles for small birds into trees it is excellent to fine adjust with the MF ring.

[@louisuy_]

i think sometimes the best tip is to actually switch your lens from mf to af

[@DutchDiederik]

DMF stands for Direct Manual Focus. It is essentially AF with MF control enabled, meaning focus can be manually adjusted after the camera did its autofocus thing. It's meant for macro or portrait photography where precise focus is required. A best-of-both-worlds kind of thing.

[@ivonned32]

Thanks soooooo much for this info.!🙏🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽👊🏽

[@ameleh61]

In the manual it says that the switch on the lens overrides this setting. I broke a lens by moving the focus ring when I wasn't supposed to, so I'm very wary of this. So I'm confused. What am I missing?

[@DutchDiederik]

@@ameleh61 the switch on the lens is to enable or disable autofocus. If it is set to MF, autofocus in any kind of way does not work, including in DMF-mode. Which lens did you break? I've never heard that before. The focus ring on modern Sony lenses are all "drive by wire" as far as I know, meaning it's a sensor that tells the focus motor what to do, not physically connected to the lens elements, making it impossible to do damage. I could be wrong, of course, or the lens that you used in particular worked in a different way.

[@ameleh61]

@@DutchDiederik it was a canon 100 mm macro. I had the switch set to auto focus, and turned the focus ring anyway. I guess I’m not sure that is what broke it, but it spun around and would not focus at all anymore. I never forced it. But now I’ve set my new Sony a7rv so DMF is on all the time, a surprising and very welcome feature.

[@DutchDiederik]

@@ameleh61 the older Canon and Tamron lenses I owned before switching to mirrorless Sony gear had their focus rings directly connected to the lens elements and thus also the motor. You probably broke the teeth off a cog of the mechanism inside the lens when you turned it manually, or broke something inside the little motor. I don’t know if all modern lenses are “drive by wire,” but the Sony 85mm /f1.8 and 16-35GM I own both work that way. Much more fool-proof. The A7RV is a dream camera of mine. I have the 3rd generation and I love it. The autofocus on the new Sony cameras is so damn impressive. Lower res RAW files is also a fantastic, practical feature. How good is it?

[@ZygiBoos]

Direct Manual Focus - DMF

[@nachiketpargaonkar8646]

Love your way of presenting! Another amazing video!

[@TheTMax]

I have no idea what DMF means, but now it will only mean what Jason has deemed it to be!😂

[@Olexanderko]

I was using DMF since Olympus. This is very useful in case Macro or night photography. OR a lot of same object where camera don't know which one you like to picture

[@grafiki92]

wanted to take the time to recognize the amazing value that you bring to the community. As a self taught photo enthusiast it has been challenging and overwhelming to learn about the photo theory as well as the Sony tech. but the format that you present as well as your enthusiasm really keeps bringing me back to learn more and more. Thanks for all your hard work and commitment to your passion :)

[@ksoriano9766]

Great video, but it would help older folks like me to add some captions about how to get to the different features in the menu.

[@sagardigitallab]

@2.45m - From Sony website - Direct manual focus (DMF) : You can make fine adjustments manually after performing auto focusing, letting you focus on a subject more quickly than when using the manual focus from the beginning. This is convenient in situations such as macro shooting.

[@shreyas7801]

No, in the video, he said it's 'Dope-ass Mother FocusArea'

[@AWAShowme]

​@shreyas7801 I like that definition better! There's no doubt he already knew what it meant, and this is a smart way to solicit engagement! Either way he's a DAMF 😂

[@PoulavBiswas]

I only shoot photos on travel, shall I buy a6600 or 6700?

[@Degze]

Superb informative video, thank you very much for your guidance

[@850Tech]

Does the Sony A6400 has Lock On Tracking Auto Focus ?

[@stevpenimanuelrumengan6754]

tanks alot 🙏, MR.Jason ...soo helpfull, from Bali island with love..❤

[@zal88]

i have the sony a7iii what would be best focus settings for catching thunderstorms and and severe weather? along with the focus sensitivity?

[@cyb]

To master sony af just point and it works like magic lol

[@solomongarcia72]

Literally why I got into Sony. That and the native Zeiss partnership 🤷🏻‍♂️💀

[@djluciusbe]

Hi what setting should you use for shooting video's , autofocus cotinuous ? Thanks for advice

[@beno_vs_goliath-um9oh]

directive manual focus

[@Ron_Havusha]

first i put a like then i watch video thanks so much for the content and helping the newbie here how to shoot on Sony :)

[@JasonVong]

Appreciate that! 🥰

[@azirulbahrom5438]

What about group photo? Which focus setting is the best? i want every one in focus

[@Penka-ju4li]

This was what I was hope to find here as well. Or in the crowded space how to focus.

[@MrIfanuel]

I have tried AF-C, but I notice something different when I click the shutter and take still image. The shutter sound like it is take 3 time, altough I only got single image. I don't know why

[@RPSartre01]

Super, I am more confident with my a6600. Thanks a lot, brother!

[@dyaneshkiran5895]

I liked this Video, Because the way you explained DMF 😂

[@TimK-i9e]

How do I set lock on AF on the 6700?

[@prettylilmzgrace]

@jason quick question I’m having issues when I’m recording for my camera to stay focused on me it usually focuses on my arm instead of staying focus on my face what setting should I use ??

[@DeltaJes-co8yu]

Overexcited youtuber :D only video you shouldn't watch :D ,, just kidding

[@raman5727]

dmf stands for direct manual focus use for refining focus

[@fcylxkgdku9118]

Dmf is better than mf. Dynamic manual focus. It's superior and efficient.

[@Stephan1895]

I paid for 1.4. So I also use 1.4!!!11!!!1 even if that means I have to shoot a portrait at 1/8000 of a second 😂 All joking aside. It's fun to watch your videos! You can explain things very well and clearly. You also have a cool voice.

[@VicDienekes]

Just picked up a SCORP 2 mini, and upon finding the AF on my GH5 to be completely unfit for purpose I have bought an a6700 to use with the gimbal. Which should arrive in a few days! Annoyingly, the LED screen is stuck in place shooting vertically on the SCORP 2 mini, so you can’t see if you are in focus or not when you use a hand signal to remotely begin recording. Will the subject recognition AI and continuous AF on the a6700 focus on me by itself when I start recording? Or would I need to get someone else to half press the record button to focus on me then signal the gimbal to begin recording? Once recording begins there’ll be a fair bit of movement as I’ll be training in the gym. Not sure if that matters.

[@DIRTBIKEMEDIA_DBM]

Hi Jason , thanks for the video , hope you can answer this question as I cannot find any information on it maybe because it’s a silly question, does the auto focus work best with low or high aperture I have a Sony 70-200 f2.8 and I’m not sure on the focus at 2.8 or say 11 ect Thank you

[@markescorrido6610]

My super Idol.,super detailed to explain Everything one of my inspiration also taking picture and switch to sony both you and Jayson lanier its funny because you have the same Name., But still im using my super old Sony a6000 and have damage already 😢 can’t buy new one to expensive bt still dreaming to have sony mark 3 full frame hope someday in the future 😅😂

[@anthonypepito6833]

I can not find the Face & Eye AF anywhere in the menu like you shown in the video. What mode should I be in? I was in Manual mode.

[@atlantamx3]

I almost exclusively use Lock-on AF & Tracking.

[@conheo4]

Is that Lebron James?

[@PayamEmrani]

Nothing about back button focusing? Older Sony Cameras are useless w/ out this setup. If you have an older sony camera learn how to manual focus; the autofocus is shit.

[@dspoet1]

Ima watch this later. I just picked up the A7 IV

[@wadehoagland9188]

Thanks Jason curious what would you use for a group shot, let me add on a stage with led theatrical lighting seems like its really hit and miss, I go into manual focus even then it seems substandard. any experience in this environment. Thanks up front

[@Penka-ju4li]

Thank you! I hate sony focusing. I was Canon user and it was so easy. I never changed anything and have perfect focus. It is so complicated with sony.

[@danimac2028]

Hey Jason when you switch from auto to manual after locking the focus in auto, do you keep the shutter pressed? So you when the focus is taken you press the manual button and then you take the picture?