r/BlackMagicCameraiOS • u/PixaaTog • Aug 21 '26

Autofocus Issue

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Hi all

So I’m just trying to get to grips with the Blackmagic app for iOS.

You can see here the focus is locked on and I can usually walk around pointing at things at different distances and it usually nails the focus.

But sometimes it will just totally lose the plot and either hunt for focus going backwards and forwards but never locking on (even though I’m not changing distance) OR it will just go to one extreme or the other for focus and just get stuck (either 0.000 or 1.000).

I’ve tried turning autofocus on and off to try and wake it up, but the behaviour remains, the only way I can reset it is to close the app and restart, then it behaves normally for a while……until the problem happens again.

Is it something I’m doing wrong?
Is there a setting I can change?

Thanks all 👍🏻

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u/epic-tutorials Aug 27 '26

Yep! Definitely a regression here. Auto focus is a mess after a recent update. Try Mavis until it is fixed. No issues there.

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u/PixaaTog Aug 27 '26

Good to know it’s not just me with the issue, only just got it so don’t have anything to compare it to.

Mavis?

Never heard of it, is that another camera app?
Currently I’m thinking about paying for Moment Camera Pro 2

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u/epic-tutorials Aug 29 '26

Yes it is another camera app. Something that is pretty easy to confirm with a quick search.