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A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: arts, business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, photography, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- This camera has autofocus, so it's more expensive.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
The automatic setting of the focus on an input element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- 2013, Jon Raasch, JavaScript Programming: Pushing the Limits Once the polyfill kicks in, it hijacks the user's input cursor and places it into a different field, a problem that does not exist in the native implementation of autofocus.
Meaning relationships
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To focus automatically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- My camera makes a funny sound when it autofocuses.
- The camera was autofocused before the picture was taken.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: optical device
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
autofokus
— automatic focus
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German:
Autofokus
— automatic focus
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Hungarian:
autofókusz
— automatic focus
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Japanese:
オートフォーカス
(ōtofōkasu)
— automatic focus
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Japanese:
自動焦点
(jidō shōten)
— automatic focus
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Norwegian Bokmål:
autofokus
— automatic focus
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
autofokus
— automatic focus
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Polish:
autofocus
— automatic focus
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Polish:
autofokus
— automatic focus
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Portuguese:
autofoco
— automatic focus
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Spanish:
autofoco
— automatic focus
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Swedish:
autofokus
— automatic focus
