AF Servo
Feb 13, 2010
This system allows the camera to maintain focus on subjects that are moving. It is a very useful feature for sports or wildlife photography and it is normally found on digital DSLRs.
Autofocus Servo is normally triggered by switching focus to “AI Servo” on Canon, or “Continuous” on Nikon, followed by half pressing the shutter release. The camera will continue to focus on the subject as long as the shutter release will be half pressed or fully depressed (actually taking shots). The Autofocus Servo usually also puts the camera into “release priority” mode so that the camera will take the shot when the shutter release is depressed, regardless of the current AF status.
