autofocus.

1. A mechanism or process that adjusts an optical system\'s focus without manual setting.

2. To adjust an optical system's focus automatically, or to bring an image into focus by such adjustment.

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Words that belong together

• camera autofocus
• continuous autofocus
• autofocus lock

On the page

The autofocus hunted between the scratched glass and the figure beyond it.

She disabled the autofocus before recording the slowly turning specimen.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable for automatic focusing; plural autofocuses for distinct systems. Verb forms: autofocus; autofocuses; autofocused; autofocused; autofocusing. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: autofocuses.