Nikon Z50 • Focus Settings I use for SHARP Pictures!

I show you the focus settings I use with my Nikon Z50 to get tack sharp photos. These are the same techniques I use with my Nikon Z6.

[ColinRitchie]

Great video Phil. I have just bought a Nikon Z50 ( with a FTZ adapter) a few days ago for a birdwatching trip and I am just learning the features and your video has been really useful with getting me started.

[patriciablyler]

I find the focus settings you recommend in this video are what I get the best results with also. Thanks for this informative video!

[Macman]

Thanks Phil. I really appreciate this instructional video and all the content you provide each week. Best to you and your family.

[randybocksnick]

PHIL-- I shoot my Z50 pretty much just like you do! Love my Z50 - Thanks for all do to help all people! Randy B.(Montana)

[taitruong]

Hello Phil,

Thank You so much for sharing your knowledge and experience about the autofocus techniques on the Nikon z50.

It really works great 👍 it improved the face and eye recognition.

All my pictures look amazing! We love it.

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁

[williamm.]

Phil thank you 🙏 for Z50 focusing tips. I have recently purchased the Z50 and have been trying to figure out which settings are best. This video came at just the right time! 😃

[enyasofia]

Phil thank you so much, this video is so so helpful!

[GordonFromTaipei]

very helpful ~ the basic does the best

[pauldanesiphotography]

Hi, love your videos, but as a Z6 & Z50 user I will use the 9 point dynamic area mode almost exclusively for action shots. I did a lot of high school sports until the pandemic, and used dynamic indoors and outdoors. Now I do a lot of birding and I continue using dynamic. I have been hesitant to use the wide area modes for fear the photos wouldn't be as sharp because of the extended focus range. I will certainly try it now that you've been using it successfully, but I would also encourage you to try the dynamic mode again. Looking forward to your next video. Also, I've started my 10 year old grand daughter into photography, love that you are able to partner with Heather in your videos. It's nice to have someone to share your passion with.

[RichardCookphotography]

Nice video Phil. Well done. I also did a video about the z50 for wildlife photography. 😀

[mikemitchem]

Works equal as well on my EOS R and Fujifilm cameras. Great info

[MO.]

hi Phil, love you video!
want to ask, i wedding photographer, move to z50 from df.
My question is when the bride walking what's tips from you? still use afc and wide area small focus?

Or use single AF and use touchscreen for focus? I'm really exciting about touchscreen focus. But do not want miss the moment. :D

[rajangm]

Thank you, it is very much useful to me. How do you set focus for a group of (five or more) people?

[Blue_Newt_]

I’m assuming these tips are applicable for the Z6 too. Been sticking with the D750 for fast moving animal shots because I’ve been too lazy to figure out how to utilize the Z6 for this genre. Going to try it. Thanks!

[Nolan.YøuTùb]

To drive home the message of this video further, I've only been using my Z50 for a little while but auto-area is just very unreliable after like thousands of photos I've taken it can sometimes be helpful in sports but even then occasionally it will just decide even when I have it on face and eye detection to focus on a nearby plant or the ground instead and I am forced to completely reframe my shot so yeah I'm mainly gonna being using single point and wide area small now bc I can't have half of my shots from a shoot out of focus again

[faisalsheraz]

Nice video..well u have used both xt3 and z50.which one u think has better continuous autofocus

[willgreig]

What would you use for street photography, slow moving subjects, is it good enough, thanks

[daveb]

Great info, I'm using my for underwater photography, so settings are a little different. When you are using those settings, are you shooting in manual mode?

[fly-pedro]

I made the same experience with AF on my Z50. Tried dynamic AF area for birds in flight but got better results with wide area small. The tracking mode is useless.

[wildmangeorgesrcchannel]

im going to be taking mainly pictures. but a small amount of video on the side. i video my rc trucks as i drive them over obstacles. what focus settings would i use when i set the camera down and slowly drive a rc truck towards the camera then off out of frame?