depth of field
noun phrase
: the range of distances of the object in front of an image-forming device (such as a camera lens) measured along the axis of the device throughout which the image has acceptable sharpness
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Beast makes such cages and adapters, adjusted with distinctive red knobs (there’s such an adjustment knob visible in the photograph), and its latest DOF (depth of field) adapter allows the attachment of full-frame DSLR lenses to smartphones.
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
With careful blocking and lensing with shallow depth of field, Tuxen was able to turn financial limitations into creative decisions — and make one of the most exciting movies of 2024 in the process.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2024
But there's no easy way to set focus for distance or narrow the aperture further to increase depth of field for quick snapshot photography.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
This was also used to execute artistic depth of field.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
With careful blocking and lensing with shallow depth of field, Tuxen was able to turn financial limitations into creative decisions — and make one of the most exciting movies of 2024 in the process.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2024
But there's no easy way to set focus for distance or narrow the aperture further to increase depth of field for quick snapshot photography.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
This was also used to execute artistic depth of field.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Depth of field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20of%20field. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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