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Using autofocus at the start
From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Technical Knowledge
Using autofocus at the start
Rich Harrington: You'll talk to pros and they'll say never use the autofocus. Robbie Carman: It's like a dirty word, like autofocus? I know how to focus. Rich: Yeah, yeah, and we are not saying use the continuous autofocus because that could really mess things up as things move around your scene, but let's face it, just like I use the calculator on my computer or my phone, I can do the math in my head but sometimes it's easier to just give certain tasks to the computer. Robbie: Yeah, you know, focusing is a tricky thing, and obviously there's people who do it professionally, focus pullers on big, you know, movie sets and that kind of stuff, but one thing that you can really do to sort of help yourself out to at least set initial focus--now things might change as objects move through the scene, but to set initial focus I am a big fan of using the autofocus function. Believe me, these camera manufacturers have put a lot of thought into autofocus and how it works and how accurate it is…