• Members 20 posts
    May 5, 2023, 8:33 a.m.

    Hi folks
    I recently started shooting something I previously thought I would never do: wildlife. I am discovering a new area of photography and I am pleased to see that the RX10 M3 performs rather well.
    I am improving but I encountered an issue: when shooting (or trying to shoot) a bird in flight the cam manages to focus correctly on it as long as the background is composed of foliage but when the bird flies higher with the sky as a backgroung, within a couple of seconds the scene gets completely blurred, including the sky itself even though it is perfectly blue, and the shutter stops working (I am in burst mode).
    So far I have been mainly taking herons nesting in heronries located in a densely wooded island so it seldom happens that birds fly over the wood. I had little opportunity to test differents settings.
    Currently the Focus Area is Center. Is there a prefered one such as Flexible Spot or else?
    TIA for your insight.
    Regards
    Nick

  • Members 63 posts
    May 6, 2023, 5:20 p.m.

    Yes, try flexible spot.

  • Members 20 posts
    May 6, 2023, 9:24 p.m.

    OK. I'll try that on my next session.
    Nick

  • Members 19 posts
    May 7, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

    When shooting BIF against the sky, wide-area AF works best with the RX10iii.