Intelligent manual adjustment of an image control element

A method for intelligent manual adjustment of a manually rotatable focus control of a camera, the method comprising:

• determining a depth value of a target area relative to the camera;
• determining a desirable focus adjustment according to a direction and an amount that a focal point of the camera is to be moved in order to coincide with the depth value of the target area;
• and
• assisting an operator of the manually rotatable focus control to the desirable focus adjustment by:
• receiving an indication of a rotation direction of the manually rotatable focus control in which the manually rotatable focus control is first rotated by the operator in order to manually adjust the focus of the camera;
• defining and setting the rotation direction as corresponding to moving the focal point towards the depth value of the target area, regardless of whether the rotation direction is in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction, and
• defining and setting an opposite rotation direction of the manually rotatable focus control as corresponding to moving the focal point away from the depth value of the target area.