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50 Things Photographers Need to Know About Focus
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50 Things Photographers Need to Know About Focus

by John Greengo
June 2019
Beginner
156 pages
4h 59m
English
Rocky Nook
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10. HYBRID SYSTEMS

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HYBRID AUTOFOCUS SYSTEMS take the standard contrast detection system of the mirrorless camera and include elements of the phase detection system used in DSLRs. The idea is to take advantage of the speed of the phase detection system and add to it the accuracy of the contrast detection system.

The hybrid AF system starts with a standard image sensor with a number of phase detection sensors embedded between the light-gathering pixels. This type of hybrid sensor can then determine the direction and amount of adjustment necessary to focus the lens. As the hybrid systems have developed, they’ve added more and more phase detection ...

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