Understanding Zone Autofocus on Fujifilm Cameras
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- Understanding zone autofocus on Fujifilm cameras and how to best use camera settings to improve Fujifilm autofocus for zone vs. focus point. Zone autofocus is a collection of a bunch of single AF points all grouped together. Also discussed is Tracking sensitivity, Speed Tracking Sensitivity, and Zone Area Switching.
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📔 Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:10 Welcome
00:36 Understanding Single Point Autofocus
01:17 Enable Pre-Autofocus
01:37 What is Zone Autofocus?
03:59 Setting Up Fujifilm Autofocus
04:14 How Low Contrast Affects Zone Autofocus
04:31 Depth of Field and Autofocus
05:00 Understanding Autofocus Custom Settings
06:22 Tracking Sensitivity and Autofocus
07:43 Speed Tracking Sensitivity and Autofocus
08:25 Zone Area Switching and Autofocus
10:20 Zone Autofocus and Face Eye Autodetect
10:54 Conclusion
11:25 Goodbye and Outro
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As an Intermediate photographer w/ XT-4, this is the sort of video that motivates me to be a Patreon supporter and places you (and Omar) at the top of the “heap!” 🙏😊❤️
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I absolutely LOVE these videos - not only have they made my experience of starting out with a new fuji about a million times better, they're also my favorite thing to watch when I'm high. Two birds one stone.
As someone who recently switched from Sony to Fujifilm, your videos have really helped me dial in key settings to make my X-T5 just a beast of a camera. It makes me love taking photos again and with the whole system being so different, these videos have really helped me get the most out of my new Fujifilm. I’m so glad I switched and grateful for your informative videos!
Thanks Chris! After 6 mos of shooting with my X-T4, you've finally helped me understand and tweek my autofocus! NOW it makes sense. Like having a new camera! You're invaluable.
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Thanks, this was very helpful! My sense, is that the XT-4 gets a lot of criticism because of its autofocus system. Sure, perhaps the AF is not necessarily user friendly to operate but this video may go a long way to respond to all the naysayers. Camera Conspiracies/Kasey Stern, whom I appreciate, sold his XT-4 because of his frustration with the video AF deficiencies. Perhaps he just needed to learn how to use it (and yes, it still would not be on Sony level). I am wondering if a lot of the negative reviews about cameras comes down to the reviewers never spending enough time to learn the nuances of the camera. pal2tech, you are my hero. You are the one who has spent the time to learn the Fuji system and help us newbies learn the ropes. My XT-4 thanks you.
Casey bought another X-T4 because he realized his mistake.
I turned on face-eye detection but still not working instantly..sometimes it works sometimes take time on my xt4
True! 99% of Fuji complaints are user error.
Nope. Fuji af system just sucks. Other highly competent reviewers have pointed out the flaws & complexity of the tracking modes. Even the newer bodies with better processor aren’t that great. XH2/s were actually worse than XT4 at tracking BIF. If you’re vlogging or doing portraits in good lighting fine, but paying $2-2.5k in 2023/2024 the af performance is unacceptable.
Dude, your videos are amazing!
I got myself an X-T4 (absolutely love it!) and your videos have been incredibly helpful, entertaining and fun to watch. You have the right mix of humour and information while still keeping me focused in a time where the general attention span is down to a couple of seconds for most things:)
I love myself a good paper manual, but when I can just watch you explain it to me... so much better. Thanks
WOW!! The first time someone had explained this as succinct as you did it!! Thank you so much!
Chris, this was super helpful to me. I am a hobbyist photographer and have been using Fuji cameras for about 18 months. I tried some of the techniques you outlined just yesterday in a street setting and had some nice results. Thanks for the education! Your videos are awesome!
The best explanation I ever listened to about the Autofocus! Thanks so much and keep it up always...I'm never bore watching Chris explaining and give his guidance. His passion really shows on the way he explains and that pulls our attention to his world. Love it!.
Excellent, Chris! Thank you for taking the time to teach. It turns out I thought I had a better grasp on these settings than I actually did. You explained them brilliantly.
I do a lot of street photography and I’m always experimenting between manual zone focusing and using various auto focus modes. For someone who generally likes to keep their subject just off center, what autofocus/ face eye/ tracking sensitivity, etc settings would you recommend?
Thank you so much for all the work you do explaining these complex cameras.I think your work on here is more helpful than you might realise,thank you again.
Wow! Absolutely love all the detail but so much to consider. Definitely need this to be saved in favourites for quick recall.
VERY informative and the presentation is perfect. I read the manual and it explains HOW to change auto focus settings, but never WHY. Your explanations and real EXAMPLES are incredibly helpful. Thanks so much for your efforts, Chris !!
Lately I was really lost with AF settings and possibilities. So your help has come just in time. Thanks for your Herculean works!
Thanks Pal! Your videos are always so informative and helpful! Keep up the good work!
You are a blessing for Fujifilm shooters - so well presented. You are a great pedagogue who doesn't take himself too seriously (which can be stressful). Thank you!
Amazing video! Exactly what I've been looking for. My main camera for the past few years was a Sony a7 iii. It was stolen a few months back. Couldn't afford to replace it with another. After watching your videos and some others I wanted to give Fuji a try. Took a chance with a Fuji xs10. Colors are amazing. Everything about it is great besides the autofocus. I've always thought it was operator error lol. After watching this I'm 100% sure it was. Thank you, for the fun and knowledgeable videos! I'll be giving the settings a try this weekend.
Man your work is invaluable to the Fujifilm ecosystem. Thank you!
Thanks Chris, what a great teacher you are! I tend to stick to manual focus and manual focus lenses too so I may not use this but I found the instructional video really interesting and helpful. I have one AF XF lens so I might give it try. I can see this would make huge sense on moving subjects but again I tend to rely on zone focusing(manual) with deep DOF to keep subjects in focus. Thanks again Chris.
The BEST auto focus tutorial I've seen. Thank you. 👍🏿
Thanks Chris. This clears up translation and application of the custom settings submenu. The settings and descriptions from Fujifilm are so ambiguous making it confusing to figure out how each of those custom settings is going to modify the autofocus system. HUGELY Helpful!
Super informative and entertaining! Yes, I am one of those users not utilizing the zone focus capabilities to their max use. I generally shoot non moving subjects or items. I am old school and still manual focus too. I have never played with the zone size...thought it was a one zone size until I went up to the wide/ tracking option. I always appreciate your channel. Thank You!
Thanks again to you Chris. I have to confess that I have struggled with some aspects of Fujifilm focus settings. This video was / is, like ‘another brick in the wall’; possibly the last on this subject as I think it finally answered any of my remaining queries or confusion relating to the focus settings overall. Perfect!
Thanks Chris, I have learnt most of the technical aspects of my Fuji camera by watching your channel. I could never imagine that this Zone focusing will be so helpful in improving my hobby.
This is my go to channel whenever I get lost in the fuji settings. Very helpful and thorough .Keep it up!
Some of the best content created for the Fuji platform! Thank You!
Excellent !!! 7.17 and 7.41 were brilliant demonstrations of what AFC Customs settings really are, which are other tricky to understand. Those for sure will go into my personal user manual. Prof. Fuji, pal2tech is a goldmine!!! Many thanks.
Thanks, Chris. Hugely informative. Even though I have been using Fuji cameras for about 2 years now, I've learned more about Zone focusing than I thought I knew!! I use the ALL setting and move through the various focus settings by turning the command dial. But this info on the use of the Zone setting means I need to fine tune things and use the custom setting more than just leaving it on option 2. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Florian!!! You too and let me know if you run into any issues with this!!
Hi Chris! I have been studying this subject for quite some time. All comments just define how a great educator and highly knowledgable person you are. Being a sports photographer I exchange between scenarios so many times in a shoot. This has to be in our "DNA" to get the best from either X camera, my case, XT3 or 4. Agree completely, most of the criticism regarding the autofocus is the lack of knowledge playing its game. Have a great weekend as we had already the hottest Friday start!!! Chers
This channel is a gold mine of great information! I was one of those new Fuji users who played with zone autofocus for a few minutes but quickly became frustrated by the number of blurry shots of my then 2 year old, and switched to single point. Now, with the excellent information provided by this video, I will give zone another - more substantial - chance.
Thanks Chris that was super useful, Ive had a Fuji camera for 3 years now and never new exactly how zone focus works, thank you so much! 👍👍👍
Brilliant Chris. Thanks for making a very confusing subject slightly easier to understand. Keep up the good work 👏👏
Got my X-H2S and was searching on how zone area switching works, and i found the perfect answer with you! Thanks !!
I’m so glad you’re here to help with all these settings :)
You’re my go to guy whenever I need to figure stuff out……I never knew taking a photo would be this confusing!!
Cheers mate, love the videos……
This was really helpful. Fujifilm helped me with the settings recently, which made a big improvement but I am going to try your set up. Capturing birds in flight on this system is a really tough gig, especially compared to the other big brands, who seem to be more advanced in this area. Thank you.
Your explanations of Fuji functions are the most understandable of all the TH-cam channels. I am working my way thru all your videos and for the first time, for me ever, will support your endeavor.
Best explanation ever!!! Great job!!! Bravo Chris!
Insanely great tutorial. Can't wait to practice this. Hopefully this weekend. You rock. Thanks!📷
Thanks for this, amazing how often back-to-basics is helpful.
Well heck, I wish I had watched this a year ago. Just now found it. Super helpful. Thanks so much.
One of the most informative, easy to understand videos. Thank you!
Much needee, chris. Thanks for sharing us ❤
When it comes to Fuji cameras, you are my reference and are the best. Keep up the great work.
I've had problems trying to sort out the different zone focus options and your description has helped. I particularly liked how to setup the custom setting. Thanks.
Super well explained, as always. Thank you, dad!
One of the best channels for Fuji content. All necessary information within 11 Minutes very understandable explained. Thank you sir for all your work ! Greetings from snowy Germany !
man this was exactly what I needed. thank you
As usual, your sensible explanation is quite helpful - thanks a lot!
This video is much better at explaining the mechanism of the af-c custom settings. Thank you!
Thanks! A terrific tutorial video! As a long time Fujifilm XT series user, I'll be recommending this to all my Fujifilm user friends!
I absolutely enjoy this video.
So skilled and competent, and so communicative... all together.
invaluable!!!
Perfectly explained, as usual. Many thanks.
Thanks so much!! I’m new to fujifilm and your videos are making the transition easier.
Thanks chris, for another wonderful tutorials and generous sharing of your knowledge.
Nice! Thx for the refresher course! Prof. Fuji, you have an outstanding way of explaining how my camera works! For years now I know that if I don't quite understand something with my camera, Chris has a video that explains it perfectly in a manner I can understand!!! My #1 goto guy for my XT-3
Thanks! I mostly a still-macro photographer. So not much use for zone settings, but I must say that your explanation was much better than any other I have seen or read. I would surely give it a try! I also want to thank you big for your video on focus bracketing, a feature that was completely unaware of my camera has. That alone replaces a robot for doing the same, moving your camera in or out. Another thing to try!
I just love how you explain things. You are second to none in that regard, imho. Thanx
Just discovered this video. Thank you. You are a lifesaver. I moved from Nikon to FujiFilm and the learning curve with regards to function is quite steep. Thank goodness for your videos.
Pure gold😀. I was struggling with the proper settings and now I know what I need to put in my custom mode to have the best results! Clearly explained! Thanks.
Best Fuji autofocus video!
Not only are you often picking the topics that really matter, your explanations are so easy to understand and straight to the point. I stumbled on your channel a week or two ago and it's become one of my small handful of staple photography channels. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
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I have had my Fujifilm X-S10 for more than a year but it's only now that I am learning how to use the various settings. Thank you so much. The only dedicated Fujifilm channel that I have found.
The best autofocus video I have ever seen! I got all the answers I need. Thanks!
Thanks again! I need this refresher video!
Thanks a lot ! I love your channel and even after years with fujifilm I’m still learning because of you! Keep it up 👍🏼
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I love my x-t4 so much but there are so many settings that at times it is overwhelming trying to figure out all the little nooks & crannies in the menu system. This video opened my eyes to a setting that I overlooked. Appreciate your content!
Sooooo helpful! 🙌🙌🙌The best explanation I found, Bravo!
Thanks. Hugely informative; helped me understand Zone autofocus far more.
Beautifully (and entertainingly!) explained. I’m not sure I would have got into Fuji cameras so much if I hadn’t been able to learn from your videos - and some others of course, like Omar! Thank you for all the Fuji stuff.
Thank you, this was immensely helpful!
Great information from you as usual! Thank you!!!
Brilliant info, Chris! Many thanks.
Thank you Chris. highly informative! Have a great weekend!
For Fujifilm users one of the most informative channels. Thank you for helping users get full advantage of the many features of Fuji cameras.
Wow. Just wow. Thank you.
Just one of the best channels of TH-cam. Not just Fuji channels, not just photo or video channels, but any kind of channel. Congrats and thanks for all your well transmitted knowledge.
Thanks man! Best explanation of zone AF that I have seen. Great job!! I will use this for my next shooting.
A-ma-zing! Thanks a lot for such useful information! I hope your hard work on this channel pays off, because you provide great value
Wow, for the last 30 minutes, I have been watching over 10 TH-cam videos about Fujifilm autofocus, and this is by far the best video that explains it so clearly! I have been looking for this for so long, thank you!! Now, I can shoot how I want without getting frustrated :) and also...the part where you imitated the camera zone going crazy, I was rolling on the floor laughing, lol love it!!
Fascinating video of the focus options for the XT5. I’m a street photographer and capturing photos of random people on the street is my interest. For this type of photography, focus is crucial so as not to miss any out of focus shots. As you suggested, zone is the way to go as opposed to wide/tracking. I only picked the XT 5 today and was out in the park taking pictures of flowers, (easy subjects). Be interesting to see how face detection works. Respect to your expertise. Thank you.
As useful and as interesting as usual! Thank you so much ! 👍👍👍
Have a great weekend and thanks for the info. Always top quality.
Be lucky stay safe.
I literally just got my xt30 ii. This is a lot of help thank you
Excellent video! Thank you for all the great information!
Thank you for sharing this information.
This one is immensely useful. Thanks a ton for sharing 👍
You make some very compelling reasons for me to give it a go. I knew those settings were in my camera, I lacked trust in the Foodge making it work. Truth is it was me who was lacking. It has something to do with single point being my single point lol. Thanks for sharing your gift of teaching, enjoy your time off ❤️ We will be here when you get back.
Great video, Chris. I’ve been shooting Fuji for a few years now and I still learned things watching this. Thanks!
Thank you, very clear to understand as you give examples.
Always a complete and thorough explanation. Welcome for us Fujifilm users.
Thank you SO much for this, I'm a beginner and have my fuji camera that I love, but I've been struggling with the focus. I knew it was my inexperience and not the camera itself. Excited to watch more of your videos and learn more.
this was actually quite a lot more helpful than any other videos on the subject, and I've seen a lot of thoses for months ! Will try all the advices when I'll go out with my XT-200 ! Thanks
Yes, Finally! Thank you brother for another great informative video.👏
You the man! 👊
Fabulousity, as usual! Thanks
awesome explanation & examples!! thanks Chris 🙏🏼
Thanks for the helpful explanation!
Sometimes I wish I could subscribe to this guys channel twice, he’s that good .
DANG, This is a great post! Thank You!
😉Thank you Chris for this concise and clear explanation. You should be on the payroll of Fujifilm!
Very helpful Chris, thank you!