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By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com

Definition: To focus on a certain object or a particular space in a frame is to find the position where light rays originating from a point converge. On camera, focus is seen as the region of a frame that is displayed in clarity while the other regions of the frame by appear blurry.
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