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James Curran · August 25th, 2009, 01:56 AM

Hi. I purchased a Z5E a few months ago. Very happy with the quality of picture, but there is one issue that I can't seem to resolve. Every time I pan (slowly), the image gets blurred and out of focus. Is there something that I am doing wrong - perhaps a wrong setting?

As a general rule of thumb, is it best to adopt the approach of not panning? Recently we took some footage of scenes in Bristol. We did a panning shot to cover various parts of the city - the same problem as described above has occured. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Ron Wilber · August 25th, 2009, 02:43 AM

try turning off the automatic stabilizatoin or manual focus, or/and make sure your shutter speed isn't too slow.

Jim Snow · August 29th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Are you shooting interlaced footage and then converting it to progressive when you edit/encode it? If you convert interlace to progressive footage or vice versa, it will cause bluring on your pan shots.

Barron Thompson · September 5th, 2009, 04:53 AM

James
Like Ron said, if the steadyshot is ON and you're panning while the camera is on a tripod, you'll get the results you mention. I'd like the default setting to be off as it has jammed me up more than once.

James Curran · September 6th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Hi. Thank you all for your advice. Will try it and see what happens. Thanks again.

August 25th, 2009, 01:56 AM	#1
James Curran Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dromara, Northern Ireland Posts: 34	Panning Issues Hi. I purchased a Z5E a few months ago. Very happy with the quality of picture, but there is one issue that I can't seem to resolve. Every time I pan (slowly), the image gets blurred and out of focus. Is there something that I am doing wrong - perhaps a wrong setting? As a general rule of thumb, is it best to adopt the approach of not panning? Recently we took some footage of scenes in Bristol. We did a panning shot to cover various parts of the city - the same problem as described above has occured. Any advice would be much appreciated!

September 5th, 2009, 04:53 AM	#4
Barron Thompson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 67	James Like Ron said, if the steadyshot is ON and you're panning while the camera is on a tripod, you'll get the results you mention. I'd like the default setting to be off as it has jammed me up more than once. Attached Images

August 25th, 2009, 02:43 AM	#2
Ron Wilber Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 98	try turning off the automatic stabilizatoin or manual focus, or/and make sure your shutter speed isn't too slow.

August 29th, 2009, 02:46 PM	#3
Jim Snow Trustee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,104	Are you shooting interlaced footage and then converting it to progressive when you edit/encode it? If you convert interlace to progressive footage or vice versa, it will cause bluring on your pan shots.

September 6th, 2009, 02:56 PM	#5
James Curran Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dromara, Northern Ireland Posts: 34	Hi. Thank you all for your advice. Will try it and see what happens. Thanks again.