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What's the difference between AF and MF?

The difference between AF and MF:

AF stands for auto focus and MF stands for manual focus.

Mainly when taking pictures, photographers are used to manual focusing or autofocus.

AF stands for auto focus, and the camera automatically controls the lens focus.

MF stands for manual focusing, that is, the user turns the focus ring by his own feeling to focus.

You can choose not only SLR, but also micro-single and some advanced pocket (card) digital cameras.

In some cases, due to the need of composition, more experienced photographers need to control the focus manually.

A camera is a kind of equipment that uses the principle of optical imaging to form an image and records the image with a negative. This is an optical instrument used for photography. In modern social life, there are many devices that can record images, all of which have the characteristics of cameras, such as medical imaging equipment and astronomical observation equipment.

After the light reflected by the shot scene is focused by the camera lens and the shutter that controls the exposure, the shot scene forms a latent image on the photosensitive material in the camera box, and forms a permanent image after being developed and fixed. This technology is called photography, which is divided into general photography and professional photography.