GH5 focus issue with external monitor

Try simply to use the camera as per manual and forget how you used to do it
It works today and you don’t need to stress out
If not then you can enjoy your not functioning system
What else can I say? You are the one with problems not me


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Hence, in the end you refuse to try the settings I wrote because you will lose face? I know you tried but you cannot admit it.

Your camera (without monitor) is working exactly as mine.

The worst thing about this endless discussion is not about you and me. It's the fact that on the forum will remain misleading information for all users will come here to get info about this topic.

Gentlemen

I suggest we end this conversation. Future readers can see both your views and draw their own conclusions. 

There's often lots of debate on WP - and it's usually done pretty politely and with respect. Let's keep it there, eh? There are enough fora and websites which make utterly depressing reading because of the level of nastiness and abuse.  Happily this is not one of them.

Time out?

35 minutes ago, TimG said:

Gentlemen

I suggest we end this conversation. Future readers can see both your views and draw their own conclusions. 

There's often lots of debate on WP - and it's usually done pretty politely and with respect. Let's keep it there, eh? There are enough fora and websites which make utterly depressing reading because of the level of nastiness and abuse.  Happily this is not one of them.

Time out?

Sorry if this did not come out as expected I have a been surprised by the tones

As everybody here knows I use the GH5 for photos and video both on land an underwater. If I see someone has a problem I try to help solving it as in this case. It seems it has not been well received and am sorry for that this was not the intention

I'm sure it wasn't, Massimo. 

Thanks for the response. We all move on, right?

On 11/3/2020 at 8:40 PM, TimG said:

I'm sure it wasn't, Massimo. 

Thanks for the response. We all move on, right?

Moved on already case closed

I recently upgraded from a GH4 to GH5 camera, and like a lot of members here found the back focus button wouldn’t work with the GH5 once a monitor was connected and switched on.

A lot of internet searching offered no working solution so I figured a ‘half press’ on the shutter release was my only option if I wanted to use a monitor.

Then a friend (who also runs a GH5) provided the answer, at least for me.

He suggested I set HDMI Record Output to 1080 rather than 4K or auto, and it worked!

So, in the menu:

Motion Picture>HDMI>Rec Output>Down Convert>1080… (p or i).

Good luck!

It's good to know I'm not crazy. For this bug I had to change Backfocus settings.

Could you please share your AF-Lock settings?

Thanks

Sure, so in the menu it's:     Custom>Focus/Release Shutter>AF/AE Lock>AF-On.

This appears to work regardless of the setting (AFS/AFF, AFC or MF) on the back button.

Hope it works for you!

I recently upgraded from a GH4 to GH5 camera, and like a lot of members here found the back focus button wouldn’t work with the GH5 once a monitor was connected and switched on.
A lot of internet searching offered no working solution so I figured a ‘half press’ on the shutter release was my only option if I wanted to use a monitor.
Then a friend (who also runs a GH5) provided the answer, at least for me.
He suggested I set HDMI Record Output to 1080 rather than 4K or auto, and it worked!
So, in the menu:
Motion Picture>HDMI>Rec Output>Down Convert>1080… (p or i).
Good luck!