Panasonic GH5 manual focus tips and settings

After updating the firmware (finally!) on the Panasonic GH5 I've been thinking that it might be helpful to show you folks how I use the manual focus. It's incredibly intuitive and easy to use and the best part is that it largely makes up for the hit-and-miss performance of the AF (autofocus) out of the box. Maybe that will improve in the future but for now this is a really viable alternative--for my style of shooting. Of course, as with all creative ventures--your mileage and needs may vary.

The Panasonic GH5 is really well-adapted to being used in MF without "penalty" since you can easily punch in to check and fine-tune focus--and the touch screen allows a hybrid (MF-AF?) arrangement where you move the focus point with your finger and it will "stay" where you put it until you move it. It's easy to pull focus this way and I also go through my settings for using the Panasonic GH5 in manual focus.

If that wasn't enough I've shot a short reel from my daughter's 3 year birthday party using only MF and the techniques I illustrate in this video. I hope you enjoy it.

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