manual focus

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meaningsofmanualandfocus

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manual
adjective
uk
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/us
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/
done with ...
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focus
noun
uk
/ˈfəʊ.kəs/us
/ˈfoʊ.kəs/
the main or central point of something, especially of attention ...
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(Definition ofmanualandfocusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Distinguishing features include a wide-angle coverage of 24 mm (35 mm equivalent), on screen histogram display, andmanualfocus-by-wire.
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Another difference is the procedure for switching betweenmanualfocusand auto-focus.
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All the consumer-grade models were discontinued after 1992, since the market formanualfocuscameras in this segment had dried up.
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One of them can be used to switch vibration reduction on/off and the other is used to switch between auto-focus andmanualfocus.
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This feature is standard on all latermanualfocusmodels.
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The advantage of this design is that it can be produced very inexpensively, more so than autofocus ormanualfocussystems.
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They will work, but withmanualfocusonly.
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It can be operated inmanualfocusmode with software magnification or with a versatile contrast-detection auto focus system, including face detection and object tracking.
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It has both automatic andmanualfocusoptions.
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They will work too - formanualfocusonly, of course.
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Manualfocusis initiated by a button on the top plate of the camera.
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Their usual autofocus is by the same contrast-detect mechanism as compacts, but many bridge cameras have amanualfocusmode and some have a separate focus ring for greater control.
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This sonar autofocus system greatly helped the user's ability to focus the camera, especially in dark environments, and could be turned off ifmanualfocuswas needed.
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The advanced manuals have five projects each, and each manual focuses on a particular aspect of communication (such as technical presentations, storytelling, or interpersonal communication).
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The test manual focuses mainly on pronunciation, but to some degree also on vocabulary, while syntax is stated to be tested, but left to the evaluators.
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