[Swordmaker]

I would immediately turn off the autofocus since I have yet to meet a camera that can read minds and focus on what I want.

You tap on the screen on what you want the focus on. . . literally a split second and it focuses where you want it to. Otherwise it multi focuses on the faces.

[NorthMountain]

You tap on the screen on what you want the focus on. . . literally a split second and it focuses where you want it to.

Like my Galaxy S III ... from 2 1/2 years ago.

I recently had an iPhone 5 for a couple of months ... nice piece of hardware ... apps work well ... iTunes is a pain in the rump ... people who rant and rave and get personally emotional about the supposed superiority of one platform over the other have their heads up their butts.