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rblissett
26th of July 2003 (Sat), 07:05
I was at the beach yesterday with my kids to shoot some pics of them horsing around the water. They were wearing white shirts with blue jean shorts. I only mention this as I'm not sure if this may have been part of the cause of the problem. Anyway, while shooting in P mode on my d60 (iso 100) I could not for the life of me get the lense to lock-on focus (sigma lense 28- 70).

When I switched over to portrait mode, BAM, instint lock, no roaming.

What's up with that, is this normal or does this sound like a problem with the camera? Your feedback would be appreciated.

As an after-thought, if the camera was in AI servo (which I can't remember) could this cause this type of problem. Personally I almost think it would.

Rob

btw: I've only had the camera for 2 weeks but previously owned a cheap Canon rebel which I used almost exclusively in 'P' mode and don't ever remember a similar problem.

Roger_Cavanagh
26th of July 2003 (Sat), 10:25
Well, in AI Servo, you'd get no indication of focus lock, and portrait zone would force the camera back to one shot focus mode. At least, it does on the 10D according to the manual, so I'm assuming the D60 would be the same.

Regards,

teddynet
26th of July 2003 (Sat), 16:34
Does the D60 default to AI Servo when put in P mode?

rblissett
26th of July 2003 (Sat), 17:55
I'm sure someone here will answere this before me, but I'm going to check for this when I get home. I am almost certain now that this is what happened.