Moire Focusing - Gh2, possibly other cameras

DUCK — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:26:30 +0000

So far, I'm just playing with video on my GH2, but I've found something curious while trying to learn to pull focus; the touchscreen seems to show moire whenever sharp details are in focus. On my screen, I see a sort of rainbow pattern where in-focus highlights should be. So far, this actually seems to be a reliable indicator of what's in focus. With catch-lights in eyes, along with numerous still scenes, I've reliably found that whatever was ringed with moire was perfectly in focus when examined after the fact...

Tagged with pull-focus - Personal View Talks

Moire Focusing - Gh2, possibly other cameras