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Newbie to x100v - problems with auto focus


jo li

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Hi everyone, happy to join the forum and the world of Fujifilm. 

I just got the x100v and in general am rather a beginner with photography (had a dslr for some time 10 years ago). I want to do mainly street photography and occasional portraits (overlapping also). Here's my insta if you want to get a peak of my first street snaps with the x100v - so much fun! https://www.instagram.com/grammatology/

But so far I'm having quite some difficulties in getting really sharp results of people (let alone eyes) - while using auto focus and eye detection.

Can anyone relate? What should I do to get better results? Is there a software to later see, where the camera put the focus?

Since the uploads here are so limited I'll post a few more examples here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AekbqzH-LcTnTyEybBLjN0OLa6d-FKx-?usp=share_link (first portrait was shot everything in Auto)

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