Panasonic Lumix GH6<\/a>, a new Micro Four Thirds camera with a strong emphasis on video performance. Now that the dust has settled, we can dig a little deeper into some of the technology inside the camera.<\/p>\nWhen Panasonic announced the new Panasonic Lumix GH6, many videographers out there were hoping for a phase-detection AF system, and found out to much disappointment, that the GH6 uses a contrast-detection based focus system. Panasonic’s contrast-based AF system is called Depth-from-Defocus (DFD), which has been a feature of Panasonic cameras for a long time now (more on this below).<\/p>\n
\nPanasonic develops new AF systems – UPDATE, 28 February 2022<\/h3>\n\n
With Panasonic USA discussing the possibility of new autofocus (AF) systems being developed Amateur Photographer contacted Panasonic Europe<\/strong> for confirmation of this. Here is their reply in full<\/strong>:<\/p>\n ‘In the development of the GH6, all technical possibilities including PDAF have been examined for a long time. LUMIX continues to explore all possibilities for the future, including PD [Phase Detection AF], TOF [Time of Flight AF] and others. We are currently developing the next generation system with the continuous aim of practical improvement.’\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n\nPanasonic US representative Matt Frazer explains the autofocus system on the new Panasonic Lumix GH6<\/strong> in the video below, from 10 minutes 22 seconds.<\/p>\n