Chris, Yeah, that's alot different. With the true continuous, you just hold halfway down and don't have to burn any film. It will keep focusing anywhere you point. When you want a shot just press the rest of the way down. If you want to mimic the mode you have on your ZX-5n just press all the way down and hold and it will focus as you're firing. Of course, on the PZ-1p you'll be going through film twice as fast due to the 4.3 FPS motor.
Bruce Thursday, May 23, 2002, 7:26:29 PM, you wrote: CB> 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. CB> In single shot mode, you're correct. In continuous shooting mode, my CB> MZ-5n works a bit differently, though it may be a bit of a stretch to call CB> it "servo AF." If I hold the shutter button down, the camera will focus CB> continually while it shoots as fast as it can, up to 2fps. So after it CB> takes a shot, I don't have to press the shutter button again to get it to CB> focus. I just hold it down, and the camera keeps focusing. CB> chris CB> - CB> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, CB> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to CB> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
