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[Star Trek] Do hand phasers have an auto aim function?

I’ve been poking around online, I’ve been seeing arguments for either way, many of them from a Doylian perspective rather than a Watsonian one

On one hand, we see Starfleet officers practicing their aim, as well as missing with their weapons. But written sources apparently mention some degree of target acquisition and auto aiming?

Suffice to say, we probably can’t rely too much on what we see on screen, or that would bring in lots of gnarly issues related to production errors and 80s era SFX, which may or may not be canon to the lore

And it would be a little strange if hand phasers had no sights, either iron or holographic, or linked to some funky cybernetic eye implant, that would help them actually aim the things. Which suggests some amount of auto aim?

Is there definitive evidence either way?
gpt
The TNG technical guide says "The STA [Subspace Transceiver Array] adapted for phaser use is augmented with target sensors and processors for distant aiming functions." p. 134-135

Seems to indicate auto-aiming that only kicks in during some cases.