Understanding focus points and autofocus

- When you look out onto scene, your eyes need to focus.…Now, typically, your brain is…going to choose one place to focus on.…And a camera really works the same way.…The auto-focus mechanism is only able to focus…at one particular distance in your scene.…Now, if it's working properly, this point…should line up with your subject.…Your camera has a number of auto-focus points.…The exact number is going to vary by model.…The more professional a camera is,…the more auto-focus points it typically has.…

As well as newer cameras tend to come with…more than previous generations.…Hopefully, one of these auto-focus points is going to line up…with your subject inside of the viewfinder.…Now, the camera is going to use an auto-focus point…in an attempt to identify which one of the points…is overlapping with the subject.…However, the process isn't always perfect,…and sometimes you need to override the automatic mechanism…and choose the focus point manually.…Or tell it which zone to look at.…Let's explore some of these options.…