GH5 Autofocus Solved - The Best Settings for GH5 Autofocus (4K)

Test it for yourself. What do you think?

6 years later, and I am still loving the GH5 series. I have the GH5 II and the GH5S and while I am saving up to add the G9 II to the mix, I find the GH5 cameras plenty good enough for my needs. Weight made me give the GH6 a miss, but the G9 II is everything that I wanted. Meanwhile, three cheers to the GH5 super-heroes.

the GH6 has a "one area plus" that works great

Very helpful! Thank you, Scott!

Nice work. Although, you and most others go quickly to the six types of AF without telling us where to find them in the menu. Um, why? I have found them now and then, hunt and peck.

Tell me how I can change the AF sensitivty!

Do you have a video that would show us how to go go into our gh5’s to set this up?

Why is my Quick AF option (Focus section of the menu) is grayed out? Same goes for Eye sensor AF option.... also same with (camera menu section) AF Custom Settings (video) option.... Any hint ???

You talked about it, didn't show how to do it, I learned nothing

You have a serious problem with your black levels, though - your color grading, that is.

Hey thanks for the Tutorial !
Question about GH5 - I can't use the auto focus in the VFR mode (196fps) - is there any way to make it work?

Dude, you talk and talk but you don't show nothing!!! What kind of video is this!? This is not helpful.

This dude should have shown the settings. Instead of blah blah

how is the autofocus on VFR? 60fps?120fps?

Thanks for this video

What do you think of the latest GH5, GH5s firmware 2018 update? I shoot in manual focus only but am thinking of auto focus for some applications.

I don't know if anyone has told you, but I really enjoy that you do your vlogs are filmed in long takes without alot of cutting in the monolouge. Thumbs up for that.

7-14mm olympus lens is manual Focus .I have one myself. How can than lens be used in an auto focus test ?

same old problem
it is not the camera it is the wannabe photographer using the camera

Hi scott, I've just bought a GH5, loving it so far but I have a question regarding autofocus. I'm using the 12-40 olympus lens with manual clutch. Is there any way to also work with MF+AF like you've showed in this video or not? I guess all autofocus settings stop working when you use the manual clutch?

I set all the settings as you said (1-Area, +5, -1) in my gh5, and I also tried various other combos, all with rear dial set to AFC, yet Continuous AF works with NONE of those combos (yours included), UNLESS Quick AF is enabled (set to ON).

HOWEVER, Continuous AF DOES work with ALL combos, including and excluding your settings, EVEN with Face/Eye Detection and Tracking, as long as Quick AF is enabled.

From what I’m seeing, Continuous AF works, if, and only if Quick AF is On - regardless of the settings suggested in this video.
Furthermore, when Quick AF is on, the Continuous AF seems to work ok to pretty well - but far from the terrible or non-existent AF that exists withOUT Quick AF enabled/On.

Anyone have any feedback on this or explain what I’m missing?

Thanks!

ya they have the firmware for this issue now but not for the g85 :( so sad...

No autofocus and audio I'm vfr mode? Is that real?

I know this is an old thread Scott, but one thing i noticed the other day when i was doing some testing is that the flatter profiles seemed to have a little more trouble grabbing focus than others. So, i decided to make a high contrast profile, just for grins, and it started grabbing a little faster. I guess it makes sense with contrast detection. In manual mode the higher contrast really brought out more of the focus peaking as well.

It finds focus but only after a little back and forth 'pump' no good for what I do.

Hello Scott, greetings from Thessaloniki Greece ! I have noticed that when i am in 4k 50 fps mode, the autofocus works way better/faster (but on FHD not). What is your opinion ? (my configuration too : GH5 WITH 7-14 Olympus Zuiko Pro)
- When i use my GH5 or my older GH4 with the speedbooster from metabones i have no autofocus at all with my 70-200 2.8 Canon or my Sigma 18-35 . Thank you and keep the good work ! Aris

what do you think of the yoda focus fix ? Would you add it to your tips ?

It looks like you were at 24p, yes? Have you tried the new technique using 30p at 179d or 1/60 sec? It's way faster than what you show here.

I can't get the "hybrid" focus system to work. When I have it in MF and half press the shutter it does not auto focus. Is there a setting I'm missing?

How big should your box be for 1 area?

Thank you for sharing. I am looking for my next cámera (¿D5, D6, GH5) and I found this info really helpfull. Thanks!!

Good video mate. On my FZ200 I've set auto focus to 'flexible' instead of 'continuous'. Don't know if that is an option on the GH5, probably is. Continuous auto focus is too erratic, seems like a Panasonic thing. Same with average low light performance if I can believe the reports. Also like you I use 'area focus' but that is because the only other option is face detection which does not work well for vlogging. You can also adjust the size of the area focus from tiny spot to almost 2/3 of the screen. I snap all my pics using that square.

Personally I think it doesn't reflect well on Panasonic that they have the same issues on their 2017 flagship camera as on their 2012 superzoom camera: focus and low light, especially the latter. Other than that it looks like an awesome camera to work with. You just want to love it.

Hey God bless you thank you for all the video , what picture profile you use? Thank

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I don't use continuous AF for situations in which the subject is at a constant distance from the camera. I like to use the camera to get focus, and then turn off AF. This way I can reframe the subject without the concern that the camera will decide to focus on something else. A good example is when I am shooting a subject, and then an object or person moves behind my subject. I do not want the camera to change the focus to the object behind. IMO, in most situations you do NOT want the camera to continuously auto focus. If you do, then many times you will be disappointed with the results.

Very useful, thank you! :)

Great video! Thank you for sharing! Is there a reason you don't max out focus sensitivity to 2+ for vlogging and instead keep at only +1 ? Also..I don't see in the info but what lenses are you using for vlogging? I have the Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 pro and Panasonic 15mm f1.7.. Thank you!

Hey Scott...do you have continuous auto focus set to on or off?

One of my main uses is for auditions, so I want to be able to leave the auto focus on and I move a little in and out, my feet are typically planted but sometimes I walk into frame. I don't want to have the focus pull in and out in the middle of a performance, it's extremely distracting.

Great video what kind of Mic are using? its amazing

Bought few days ago the GH5, without watching reviews. Disappointed with AF (You really think that AF will improve with firmware later?)
Should I get the A6500?
Mostly shooting cars, motorcycles in fast motion. Thank You.

Have you tried empty 225 area as well?

Thanks for this!! You convinced me that I DO NOT want the GH5. What you refer to as grabbing focus pretty quickly is not much different than the slooooow focus I get with my old GX7. Maybe Pana should open their minds to phase detection.

How do i set the photo style to be cine d in filming mode and natural in photomode? Seems like that wont work. It did work on the GH4.

Can you explain the difference between the physical BUTTON on the camera at the AFC position and having Continuous Focus set to ON in the camera menu? When do you need to switch between AFF/AFS and AFC modes, or are those more for still photography? The autofocus settings really confuse me on this camera.

Your shirt was in focus, but not your face xD (you had to pin the area for your head and not your shirt) gj anyway