BLOG QUESTION ADV: FOCUS TOOLS

What is the peaking function on your camera? How does it work? What are the four different tools you can use right now to improve your focus that the presenter brings up in this video? How can you put these to use right away?

The peaking function on the camera helps you by showing you what subjects/objects are in focus through the LCD Screen. It does this by highlighting these subjects with a brighter color to show the sharp points, edges, or contrast. You can use other tools, such as magnification, which allows you to digitally zoom into a subject to determine whether or not you're focused, without changing the lens length. You should usually try to focus using your subject's eyes, since it's the most important part of the subject's face. Lastly, you can have your subject hold a small flashlight when trying to focus on a certain point of their body. You'll know it is in focus when the point on the light becomes very small. We can utilize all of these features as the sony fs5 either offers them, or we can use tools such as a flashlight which is easily accessible. I feel like the flashlight is a handy tool if you're trying to focus up very quickly without having to adjust any camera settings.