S5ii Menu Query

[SimonC]

My new S5ii has arrived - what a camera! I tried out its low light capabilities yesterday, and was amazed at its performance.

But this is a question about the menu system; I've read the manual cover to cover, and have understood most of it, but one command/function has left me baffled. What does [Focus Stop] do? The manual says that "focus is fixed while the focus button is being pressed", and it's the default setting for the attached lens button - but I can't really fathom out its purpose. Is it something that you would use in a slow video focus pull, to stop the pull before its terminal?

 

[JohnnyMauser]

I use it for situations where i use autofocus for example with a small area. I can point the camera to the subject i want to focus on, press the button and recompose the shor without loosing focus of that subject.

 

[SimonC]

I use it for situations where i use autofocus for example with a small area. I can point the camera to the subject i want to focus on, press the button and recompose the shor without loosing focus of that subject.

Ah, thank-you, so is it basically an alternative to back-button focus, where releasing the back-button stops the focussing operation?

 

[pdk42]

Ah, thank-you, so is it basically an alternative to back-button focus, where releasing the back-button stops the focussing operation?

Yes, if you use back button focus (as I do), then focus stop is unnecessary.