Nikon Z8 User Manual page 576

Focus Shift Shooting
Focus shift automatically varies focus over a series of shots. Use it to take photos that will later be
combined using focus stacking to create a single picture with increased depth of field. Before using
focus shift, choose a focus mode of AF‑S or AF‑C and a release mode other than self-timer or
high-speed frame capture.
Option
[Start]
[No. of shots]
[Focus step
width]
[Interval until
next shot]
[First-frame
exposure lock]
[Focus position
auto reset]
[Starting
storage folder]
Start shooting. The camera will take the selected number of shots, changing the
focus distance by the selected amount with each shot.
Choose the number of shots (maximum 300).
Focus shift varies the focus distance over a series of photographs. Choose the
amount the focus distance changes with each shot.
Choose the interval between shots, in seconds.
Select [00] to take photos at up to about 5 fps.
To ensure correct exposure when using a flash, choose an interval long
enough for the flash to charge.
[ON]: The camera locks exposure for all shots at the setting for the first frame.
[OFF]: The camera adjusts exposure before each shot.
[ON]: Focus will return to the starting position once all the shots in the
current sequence have been taken. This saves you having to refocus each
time when photographing subjects at the same focus distance several times
in succession.
[OFF]: Focus remains fixed at the position for the final shot in the
sequence. This allows you to start from the most recent focus position when
photographing a single subject over multiple consecutive series.
Highlight options and press J or 2 to select (M) or deselect (U).
[New folder]: A new folder is created for each new sequence.
[Reset file numbering]: File numbering is reset to 0001 whenever a new
folder is created.
G button U C photo shooting menu
Description
502
Focus Shift Shooting