How can I tell if my Panasonic GH3 shutter button is too sensitive?
Asked 5/27/2013
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On my Panasonic GH3, it’s hard to half-press the shutter button for autofocus because it often fires a shot with only slight pressure. Other people who tried it also felt the button was overly sensitive. Is there any camera setting that changes shutter-button sensitivity, or is this likely a hardware issue? How can I tell whether the button is functioning normally?
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To find out if this is normal, your best bet is to try another GH3, say in a store. Without trying it out, I cannot tell if it is normal but it could be. In my review of the Panasonic GH3, I described it this way:
This is a standard two-stage release with moderate travel to the soft halfway-point.
Indeed, the halfway-point is soft. If you push a little too hard you can easily miss it. This is why it is important to at least read about a camera's ergonomics if you cannot try it yourself.
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The most practical way to judge this is to compare your camera with another GH3, ideally in a store or from another owner. Based on user experience, the GH3’s shutter release has a standard two-stage design, but the half-press point is relatively soft, so it can be easy to press past it and take a photo accidentally.
That means what you’re feeling may be normal for this model rather than a fault. There’s no indication from the provided answers that a software setting exists to reduce the shutter button’s physical sensitivity.
If another GH3 feels clearly different from yours, then your button may need service. If it feels the same, it’s likely just the GH3’s shutter-button ergonomics.
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