[WONTFIX] focus trap in video

[5uneyes]

Hi guys thanks SO much for this GREAT piece of software!!

I would like my 600D to automatically start recording when the subjects comes into focus. And if possible to stop recording when the subject goes out of focus.

My request: would it be possible to enable FOCUS TRAP but for video recording?
For example the button "record" could actually start a "pre-capturing" mode, and the actually recording would be triggered by the subject entering into focus.

It would be a loop something like (sorry for my silly pseudocode):

recording:= false;                         // camera is not recording
while (precapture==true) do       // pre-capturing button pressed
      recording:= subject in focus; // (i.e. TRUE starts recording , FALSE stops recording)


Cheers,
Rodrigo

ps. I'm sorry if this has been already requested, I didn't find it

[Francis]

Sounds like it would be possible. It could be combined with Magic Zoom and when you have focus confirmation, it could start recording. The subject would have to stay in that position for a bit before recording started. In my experience there is a bit of delay before focus confirmation is given.

[a1ex]

Not possible (look at MZ bars when idle). There's no absolute method for evaluating focus; the current one will do false triggers when there's little or no movement.