How to check the auto focus is still going on in IOS?

Question

I created camera app now what i want to do is need to check is the focus going on continuously or stopped.

This is what i tried :

 NSError *error=nil;
    //Capture Session
    AVCaptureSession *session = [[AVCaptureSession alloc]init];
    session.sessionPreset = AVCaptureSessionPresetPhoto;

    //Add device
    AVCaptureDevice *device =
    [AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo];
    // SETUP FOCUS MODE
    if ([device lockForConfiguration:nil]) {

        [device setFocusMode:AVCaptureFocusModeAutoFocus];

        [device unlockForConfiguration];
    }
    else{
        NSLog(@"error while configuring focusMode");
    }
    NSLog(@"%@" ,NSStringFromCGPoint(device.focusPointOfInterest));
    if ([device isFocusModeSupported:AVCaptureFocusModeContinuousAutoFocus] && [device lockForConfiguration:&error]){
        [device setFocusMode:AVCaptureFocusModeContinuousAutoFocus];
        if ([device isFocusPointOfInterestSupported])
            [device setFocusPointOfInterest:CGPointMake(0.5f,0.5f)];
        [device unlockForConfiguration];
    }
    else{
        NSLog(@"problem ");
    }

    //Input
    AVCaptureDeviceInput *input = [AVCaptureDeviceInput deviceInputWithDevice:device error:nil];

    if (!input)
    {
        NSLog(@"No Input");
    }

    [session addInput:input];

    //Preview Layer
    AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer *previewLayer = [[AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer alloc] initWithSession:session];
    UIView *myView = viewForCamera;
    previewLayer.frame = myView.bounds;
    previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
    [viewForCamera.layer addSublayer:previewLayer];

    //Start capture session
    [session startRunning];

I searched is there any delegate method but i didn't get ,Please help me to solve this problem .

please mention the down vote reason so that i will update my question — Kishore Kumar, Aug 10 '16 at 05:54
It says 'Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** Can't add a nil AVCaptureInput'' — user3182143, Aug 10 '16 at 11:10
@user3182143 bro look at this http://paste.ofcode.org/hkM9CmLtP9XkktMXrYW6PZ — Kishore Kumar, Aug 10 '16 at 11:13
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/120599/discussion-between-kishore-kumar-and-user3182143). — Kishore Kumar, Aug 10 '16 at 12:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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I got the solution.I tried with sample.I googled and went through lot of answers.

We must set the point of interest before calling setFocusMode

In your coding you have not called the point of interest

if ([device isFocusPointOfInterestSupported])
{
   [device setFocusPointOfInterest:CGPointMake(0.5f,0.5f)];
   [device setFocusMode:AVCaptureFocusModeAutoFocus];
             //OR
   [device setFocusMode:AVCaptureFocusModeContinuousAutoFocus];
   [device unlockForConfiguration];
}

AutoFocus is not working

Then finding whether the Auto focus is going or not

Auto Focus Observer

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Aug 11 '16 at 10:37

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Where is it this group? – user3182143 Aug 11 '16 at 10:48
http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/81492/tamil-android-and-ios-developers @user3182143 – Kishore Kumar Aug 11 '16 at 10:51
Not a issue.I will come.Now not a time.I will join. – user3182143 Aug 11 '16 at 10:58
Defnitely I will join. – user3182143 Aug 11 '16 at 11:00

How to check the auto focus is still going on in IOS?

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