Panasonic is offering a new firmware upgrade that will update select cameras in its Lumix range with the ability to enable any area of a photograph to be in focus after shooting.
Panasonic’s new Post Focus technology will be available from 1am GMT on 25 November for the Lumix GX8, the Lumix G7 and FZ330.
While not quite focus stacking, Post Focus works, in essence, by enabling the camera to shoot a series of images each with a different focus distance. Then, after shooting, you can chose which image has the focus you want..
To use the new feature, simply turn on Post Focus, compose and shoot. Then touch the area you want the focus to be in playback, and a new image with this selected focus area will be produced as a separate image.
Panasonic says Post Focus has been made possible by combining its Depth from Defocus autofocus technology and 4K technology.
Burst images in 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels) are shot at 30 fps while detecting up to 49 areas of a frame for focus points at different depths of field.
Panasonic’s firmware update can be found here, and the company has released this video showing how it works…
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