hyperfocal distance

[ hahy-per-foh-kuhl, hahy- ]

nounPhotography.
  1. the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point ) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.

Origin of hyperfocal distance

1
First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + focal

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperfocal distance

hyperfocal distance

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfəʊkəl) /


noun
  1. the distance from a camera lens to the point beyond which all objects appear sharp and clearly defined

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