Autofocus with Rishi Sanyal

Episode 43 · May 24th, 2019 · 38 mins 8 secs

About this Episode

You rely on your camera’s autofocus feature, but how does it work? Phase-detection, contrast-detection, machine-learning algorithms, AF-C, AF-S… autofocus quickly becomes a complicated subject for any photographer to keep straight while shooting. Rishi Sanyal, Science Editor at DPReview.com, joins us for this breakdown of autofocus works and how you can use it more effectively.

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Episode note: The Skype connection was spotty during recording. Apologies for the occasional audio glitch.

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