Nikon Auto Focus Settings
In this video I go over the various options for tweaking focus on your Nikon camera to make it work best for your individual shooting style.
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You are such a great resource for Nikon shooters.. Thank you so much!!!
Using this guide to set up my new Nikon Zf, almost all the same. Thanks a lot!
Great video Joseph! Truly one of the best out there. Subscribed!
You explained things in detail about AF-S, and AF-C that were missed by me in previous instructional videos from other content providers. Very helpful. Thank you.
Joe is really a good teacher. it's a shame Nikon doesn't have a channel that teaches this stuff. What are the perpose of the nikon ambassadors? Do they just get free stuff and tell us to buy Nikon products.
@michael-ir8cj thank you 🎓
Excellent explanation of the Nikon focus options. Thank you very much... 👍👍👍
Just discovered your channel and absolutely love your teaching style. Your explanations are in depth and very easy to follow. Thank you.
Thank you
So much to learn still! I am happy I discovered this video!
Thank you Joe - Extremely well explained! Hadnt caught on to certain nuances from other videos as well as I did from yours.
Very welcome
Very useful indeed. Thanks for taking the time to explain focus modes. 📸
Hope it helps you - thanks for commenting!
Thank you for this video 🙏🏾🙏🏾 super helpful especially the explanation about af-s and af-c
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of focus modes .Have been a lifetime Nikon user first time mirrorless, love my Zfc
Thanks for watching!
Great explanation. I do struggle with these settings. I have made a few adjustments now based on this.
GREAT VIDEO! I'm a Nikon D750 guy and have a 24-70mm and 55-200mm zoom lenses, and these tips were helpful!
Great Job! nicely explained in detailed.
Great video. Just subscribed.
Very detailed presentation. Thanks for this great information.
Very informative. Thank you. Subscribed. 😊
I heard the "Hello There" and replied "General Kenobi!" then looked at your shelves in the background.. 😆
wow incredible explanations!
another great video
Thank you!
Well explained.
Thanks a lot, very useful info. My camera’s menu is slightly different as it a brand new Z30 with an updated firmware but the concept is the same. Thx
Very Very useful applied information, Excellent. Thank you
Thanks for the video and it was great. I just got my Nikon Z6 ii and I am not able to see the auto focus point through the view finder where I can move them. Do you know how do I get that fixed?
Thanks a lot! Cheers
You're welcome 🙂
Good Lerneing thanks
simple and gr8
Great video, simple and very informative. If you please don’t mind I need you to explain three points : 1) Focus point wrap around, 2) Focus point and AF -area mode, 3) Focus point selection speed, Please Give us more information, thanks.
Think of wrap around like playing asteroids... you get to one side of the screen and then you come out at the other :-) Area mode uses the full screen to look for focus and point selection speed is not covered in the video, but is what it seems, how fast you can move between points with the sub-selector.
What is the BEST "gun 'n' run" focus setting for video with Z9 ? I want all in focus, no focus hunting - just like shooting with iPhone. Thank you !
Hey there! Technical question here….. how do you record your camera LCD?
Hi sir I have Nikon Z6 and I'm using 50mm 1.8G with FTZ. While shooting with 1.8 aperture there is slightly blur but with 2.8 aperture fine and getting sharp images. what is problem in it? Will you please help me for it? TIA
ok, do you have to continually press the BBF button while initiating the shutter release button for multiple shots?
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You're welcome!
Is there a way to lock the focus point in one place? Every time I touch the screen it moves, and I just want it in the dead center. If there's a way to do that, I haven't found it. Also, supposedly there's a way to have the focus track faces and/or eyes in a Z6ii Haven't found that, either.
Hey hi, In auto mode , not able to change set picture control, WB, & metering, it showing as , it showing as this option is not available at current settings or in the current mode.
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Thank you!
Joe good video...But not everyone has the same Nikon as you...I have a simple d3100 and the menus aren't the same. 🙂
Yes - these settings are demonstrated in Nikon Z 9 series camera. But the concepts are the same even if the numbers are slightly different in the menus.
Love your videos and always learn something. However, maybe I'm misunderstanding but at the nine minute mark you talk about setting A1 and in release mode you say the camera only focuses once. I don't believe that's true. If the subject is coming at you and you are in AF-C Release mode the camera will continue to focus.
Ed- the camera will continue to focus while you are holding the shutter release button half down. Once you full press the shutter button the camera will focus once and then release (take photos). It will continue to release (not focus) until you let go of the shutter button.
I’m having a lot of trouble getting sharp shots with my MMA and boxing anybody have any tips?
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Well played...
Not for Nikon F8
Z6II and I NEVER shoot people or animals EVER just objects, why does this dumb ass camera software only have people or animals in auto focus mode options? Or am I the dumb ass isn't using the settings correctly?
Use af-s with a wide box then
Thanks a lot for the info! I would appreciate if you would stop having intros. The video could start from the 2min mark and skip the intro, because you don't need to explain what you're going to explain -- the title tells enough. Other than that, this is great!
Nice refresher, Nikon Z AF is a lot. Waiting for a Z5 to arrive, had a Z6ii couple yrs ago, biggest struggle was what type style AF to use yikes
But Z5 seems like a downgrade from Z6ii though? I myself just got the Zf yesterday, trying to set everything up correctly and learning the most i can about all these settings.