Quick Tip: How To Manually Focus In The Dark

AF systems find it extremely hard to function without light. Need to focus in the dark? here is a quick simple trick by Dan Reinecke (eHow). Since the AF can’t function in the dark under normal conditions, increasing the sensitivity (camera ISO) to the maximum should allow the camera to focus in live view in most situations.

After you finished focusing move your camera/lens into manual focus mode. Be sure the camera won’t move (preferably using a tripod) and of course don’t forget to change your sensitivity to lower settings so you won’t get a grainy image.

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Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.