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Always thought autofocus was fine for planets, but Jupiter came out as a blob and I had to eat my words.
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emma_perez111d agoMost Upvoted
Your Jupiter blob totally changed my mind about using autofocus for planets.
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chen.charles11d ago
Autofocus systems are tuned for things with edges, like buildings or people. Jupiter's a gas giant with no hard surface, so the camera gets confused. I had a similar issue with Saturn where it focused on the rings but missed the planet. Venus is just a shiny blob that makes autofocus give up. For planets, you're better off switching to manual and using the screen zoom to nail it.
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michael80311d ago
Wait, the camera focused on Saturn's rings but not the planet? That's seriously messed up. Autofocus must be way dumber than I thought. How does it even miss the giant ball in the middle?
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