I moved the manual focus ring in autofocus mode on my nikon d7000, did I ruin my camera?

I was playing around with my new Nikon D7000 and I was curious about the manual focus ring, so I moved it around while still in automatic focus mode. I'm now scared that I ruined my camera! Did I? And if so what should I do?

No. Actually all you did was turn the motor and gears. Really not a good idea but no you didn't hurt anything… That is unless you turned it with a hard jamming motion. Anyway try it.

Nope it's fine.

Do you notice any autofocus problems? If not, it is very doubtful you caused any harm.

Most lenses have an A/M option, meaning the camera will autofocus when you press the shutter half way, but you may then adjust the focus manually. Even if you turn the ring while the camera is trying to focus, it probably will not cause any harm. Hope this helps!

Chris at www.chrisaram.com