Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 review – Autofocus
There is a variety of focusing modes on the LF1, but for most of the test I had the camera set to AF area mode, which offers a choice of four different sizes. When the smallest area is selected there are 693 available AF-point positions, but these don’t quite stretch to the corner of the frame. However, as few photographers will wish to focus on subjects at the very edge, this shouldn’t be an issue.
Face detection, focus tracking and automatic 23 area focusing is also available, with focus tracking the most useful. I found focusing to be very snappy, with the full-time AF continuously sliding the AF into focus as you are moving the camera. This often meant that by the time I had composed a shot, the camera had already focused, again giving the feel of near-instant focusing.
