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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That includes green forests, blue seascapes, browns and grays in city shots, portraits, macro images, close-ups, images with strong bokeh, stacked images with long depth of field, and more.
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 9 May 2024
As a result, this shallow depth of field relegates much of the nonstop atrocities to the blurred periphery.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Light clearly needs to do more than just deal with the depth of field problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2014
The central resolution score is more indicative of real-world results, especially for wide-aperture images in which a shallow depth of field blurs away the periphery.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 9 May 2024
As a result, this shallow depth of field relegates much of the nonstop atrocities to the blurred periphery.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Light clearly needs to do more than just deal with the depth of field problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2014
The central resolution score is more indicative of real-world results, especially for wide-aperture images in which a shallow depth of field blurs away the periphery.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for depth of field
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“Depth of field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20of%20field. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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