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I recently was heartbroken after reviewing footage from a recent concert I shot with my EX3 where I realized that my footage was soft when I zoomed out for wide shots. This was particularly confusing because I was using full manual focus with no auto assist xdcam back focus on and the subject was very sharp when zoomed in all the way. I had never had a problem like this before with any camera and had never heard of back focusing. After doing some research I found out that it is not necessary to do any updates to the firmware to resolve the problem as many forums were saying. Steps to correct the problem are below… 1. Set up a tripod about ten feet three meters from the chart with the camera at the xdcam back focus height as the chart. Make xdcam back focus your zoom is set to servo and not manual. Set the camera to full auto focus using the focusing ring and the switch on the side of the lens. If the test fails you might need to double check that you are shooting in a well-lit environment. This helped me and I hope it helps you too. You can also find several other back focusing charts by searching in Google, I just included this one here to save you folks some time. Please feel free xdcam back focus comment or contact me with any questions. I am having a problem with my center focus point. When zoomed out pic is fine. Between Z14 and Z38 the subject is out of focus in middle of screen…ouside areas are focused. I have noticed this especially when Brides are coming down the isle…I am a videographer. I tried doing what you said above, but it did not resolve the issue. Any help would be appreciated. I have to say that is a new one to me. I also have had good luck on occasion with taking the lens completely off and then putting it back on. It sounds like that could be something with the way the lens is sitting on the body. If all else fails you should surely contact Sony to see what they have to say. Do you mean that the menu does not give you the option to perform the test? Try taking off the lens and putting it back on; sometimes it can fix the issue.



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