verb
- third-person singular present tense of autofocus; to focus automatically on a subject using electronic or mechanical systems
Usage: commonly used in photography and videography contexts; British spelling variant (American spelling: autofocuses)
Examples
- The camera autofocusses on the subject's face when you press the shutter button halfway.
- Modern smartphones autofocus so quickly that you rarely notice the adjustment.
- This lens autofocusses in low light conditions better than older models.
- The video camera autofocusses continuously as the subject moves across the frame.
- When you point the camera at a distant object, it autofocusses within milliseconds.