On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 19:22 +0100, Philip Heron wrote: > Just out of curiosity, what does the AF (Auto Focus) mean? Is it just a > software gimmick?
Believe it or not, it actually means what it says: the camera automatically focuses on whatever is nearest to it. This functionality is implemented in hardware, and there is no apparent way to override it. It's most noticeable if you suddenly move toward or away from the camera, as there is a bit of lag where everything becomes blurry while it refocuses. Also it occasionally decides to focus on something in the background, but 90% of the time it gets the focal point right, and the picture is very sharp for a fairly cheap webcam. cheers, -- Damian Christey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> System Administration, WVU Department of Mathematics _______________________________________________ Linux-uvc-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/linux-uvc-devel
