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. 2011 Oct 19;2:44. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.86282

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Reflective vs. image-based autofocus schemes. Reflective-based approaches set focus a fixed distance above the reference surface (glass slide surface). Image-based approaches sample images at several different z-planes and apply a figure of merit calculation to determine the optimal focal plane