auto focus

Camera aims itself

Auto focus is a camera system that automatically adjusts the lens to sharpen the image, eliminating the need for manual focusing.

Most modern cameras and smartphones use auto focus by default: The auto focus locked onto her face.

Sometimes written as one word: autofocus.

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shutter speed · actuation · servo motor · feedback loop · ISO · metering · calibration · microcontroller · depth of field · hunting · framing · composition · bokeh · zoom · machine learning · light meter · gyroscope · accelerometer

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focusing control method

auto focusmanual focus

User-controlled lens sharpness

manual adjustment · selective focus · pull focus · rack focus

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autofocus

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G