I recently attempted a self portrait using the delayed shutter release. I put the RX100 on a tripod, set the timer for a 3-second delay, released the shutter and sat down so I was in place in time for the shutter release.
At first I set the camera to the Portrait setting, but I could see on the camera screen that the photos were not in focus. I switched to manual and set the f stop at f11 to maximize depth of field. On the camera screen these loooked good, but when I transferred them to my iMac it was clear that the f11 shots were also out of focus.
So what was going on? were the shots out of focus because I wasn't able to partially depress the shutter button to set the focus? Was the camera focusing on the wall behind my head because I wasn't there when I pushed the shutter release.
What should I do to get my face in focus the next time I try this?
At first I set the camera to the Portrait setting, but I could see on the camera screen that the photos were not in focus. I switched to manual and set the f stop at f11 to maximize depth of field. On the camera screen these loooked good, but when I transferred them to my iMac it was clear that the f11 shots were also out of focus.
So what was going on? were the shots out of focus because I wasn't able to partially depress the shutter button to set the focus? Was the camera focusing on the wall behind my head because I wasn't there when I pushed the shutter release.
What should I do to get my face in focus the next time I try this?