cx110-cx150 focus settings

[Zlew 0]

Hey folks!
I am getting back in the game, and am looking to upgrade my camera gear. I am looking at the cx150, and went to check them out today at Best Buy. I didn't notice a way to set it for manual focus (or infinity focus). Is there a way to do this on these cameras, or will the auto focus always be on? I used to hate auto focus because of the seeking the auto focus would always do between the horizon/ground and whatever you were shooting in freefall. The blurring in and out of focus drives me crazy. I used to always use manual focus, and tape my focus ring back to "infinity". What is the current procedure?

[DSE 5]

Spot Focus. In the second (or first) menu of all the small format cams.
Has to be reset every 12 hours.

[mchamp 1]

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[Zlew 0]

That is the plan. My gym is in the same parking lot as Best Buy, and I couldn't resist at least going in to take a look and get my hands on the cameras.

I may need to research wide angles now. I have a .6x sony wide angle from my PC5 that worked great...but not sure how it will do on this camera.

[Zlew 0]

Bought the camera, Hypeye, and centry .55x. I am testing with it now and getting mixed results. I used to use manual focus, and set it to the mtn/infinity setting. With this combo of camera/lens that doesn't seem to work at all (bad blurr). The .1M setting seems to be the most sharp, but leaves a lot to be desired. Whaver setting it uses on auto focus seems good (huge depth of field) but I don't think I can bring myself to shoot in auto focus. I HATE skydive footage where the camera seeks from freefall to the ground and back.

Any tips?

[DSE 5]

Spot focus. That's what it's there for.

[Zlew 0]

Just tried that at about 3 feet or so, and it seems to be about where I want it. Slllowwwwly getting this thing dialed in!

[DSE 5]

Try it at 4-5' and you'll be just as happy and have greater range.
I recommend you download and print the focus chart I have put up here. It'll help immensely
.

[SpeedPhreak 0]

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Spot Focus. In the second (or first) menu of all the small format cams.
Has to be reset every 12 hours.

Do all the setting reset after 12 hours? Is there a way to disable this "feature"? I find it very annoying...

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[Zlew 0]

I got one jump in this weekend with the spot focus at around 4-5 feet, and it looked really good.

Thanks for the help.

Now I have a new list of things I need to brush up on and learn about. :)

[DSE 5]

focus settings on all recent Sony models all reset at 12 hours due to the clock configuration.

[divekennene 0]

Thank you so much DSE for your advice on focus settings. I got my first two jumps on my new cx150 camera setup this weekend and the footage is absolutely crystal clear, near and far. I love this damn camera !!

[kvcloudjmpr 0]

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Try it at 4-5' and you'll be just as happy and have greater range.
I recommend you download and print the focus chart I have put up here. It'll help immensely
.

can u send me a link to your focus chart ?
Or email me the chart at

kvcloudjmpr@gmail.com
PLEASE
Thank you very very much man !!!

[antonija 0]

Here ya go

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