depth of field
English
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A photo illustrating a shallow depth of field.
Noun
depth of field (countable and uncountable, plural depths of field)
- In photography, the distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.
- 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
- Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.
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Translations
distance in focus
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References
- “depth of field”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.