An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor or tunable optical element to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication. Autofocus methods are distinguished... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autofocus
(from the article `photography, technology of`) Some cameras evaluate the coincidence (or lack thereof) between two rangefinder images by image analysis with a microchip system. This signals ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/128