On Thu, 23 May 2002, Bruce Dayton wrote: > I'm thinking that we may be confusing servo and continuous. My > understanding is that the MZ/ZX series will do predictive focus after > the shutter button is pressed. But the PZ-1p/MZ-S also have a mode > where as long as the shutter button is halfway down, it will continue > to focus on whatever you point it at. So if you are following some > sports action, you can just hold the shutter halfway down as you are > panning around. When the moment arrives, just press the rest of the > way down. My ZX-10's cannot do this. I was under the impression that > the whole ZX/MZ line (excepting the MZ-S) are the same way.
In single shot mode, you're correct. In continuous shooting mode, my MZ-5n works a bit differently, though it may be a bit of a stretch to call it "servo AF." If I hold the shutter button down, the camera will focus continually while it shoots as fast as it can, up to 2fps. So after it takes a shot, I don't have to press the shutter button again to get it to focus. I just hold it down, and the camera keeps focusing. chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
