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depth of field en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.
   • 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. 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2016:

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depth of focus

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DOF

Translations (19)

de Tiefenschärfe (distance in focus) · da dybdeskarphed (distance in focus) · ja 被写界深度 (distance in focus) · pt profundidade de campo (distance in focus) · ko 피사계 심도 (distance in focus) · ru глубина резкости (distance in focus) · pl głębia ostrości (distance in focus) · fi terävyysalue (distance in focus) · et teravussügavus (distance in focus) · nb dybdeskarphet (distance in focus) · fr profondeur de champ (distance in focus) · es profundidad de campo (distance in focus) · hu mélységélesség (distance in focus) · cmn 景深 (distance in focus) · it profondità di campo (distance in focus) · nl scherptediepte (distance in focus) · de Schärfentiefe (distance in focus) · mi rohe ngangahu (distance in focus) · fi syväterävyysalue (distance in focus)