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Camera / 3.2 - Focus

Manual, Single, & Continuous Focus

You can set your camera to focus three ways:

1) Manual focus

You have to focus by turning the lens.

2) Single focus

The camera focuses, and will remain at that focus if you keep the shutter release depressed slightly.

3) Continuous focus

The camera focuses continuously as long as you keep the shutter release depressed slightly.

Of course, camera manufacturers may call these focusing methods by different names.

Check your instruction manual.

The "M" Confusion

Most of my beginning students confuse two different Ms on their cameras.

There's the M for manual focus.

This M is located on or near their lens.

The other M is on the exposure mode dial on top of the camera.

This second M stands for manual exposure.

Don't confuse the two Ms.