autofocus

English

Alternative forms

• auto-focus

Etymology

auto- +‎ focus

Noun

autofocus (uncountable)

1. (electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically

   This camera has autofocus, so it's more expensive.

Synonyms

• AF

Translations

automatic focus

• Danish: autofokus c
• German: Autofokus (de) m
• Hungarian: autofókusz
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: autofokus m or n

  Nynorsk: autofokus m or n

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• Portuguese: autofoco (pt) m
• Spanish: autofoco m
• Swedish: autofokus (sv) c

See also

• autofocus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

autofocus (third-person singular simple present autofocuses or autofocusses, present participle autofocusing or autofocussing, simple past and past participle autofocused or autofocussed)

1. To focus automatically.

   My camera makes a funny sound when it autofocuses.

   The camera was autofocused before the picture was taken.

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French

Etymology

auto- +‎ focus.

Noun

autofocus m (plural autofocus)

1. autofocus (lens system)

Further reading

• “autofocus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

auto- +‎ focus

Noun

autofocus m (uncountable)

1. autofocus (lens system)

autofocus f (uncountable)

1. autofocus (camera)