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depth of focus

British  

noun

  1. the amount by which the distance between the camera lens and the film can be altered without the resulting image appearing blurred Compare depth of field

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Whether it’s enemy forces or some random buffalo, the movie’s shallow depth of focus ensures that we only see our troops.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

Although better sectioning is possible by using a higher illumination numerical aperture, this creates a shorter depth of focus that reduces the system's usable field of view.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

Camera software has the ability to create an artificial depth of focus by blurring the background, also known as the Bokeh effect.

From Slate Feb. 25, 2020

They ar either entitled or ignorant and have no depth of focus.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2018

S, S, Cracked walls; the cracks being at right angles to CF and DF give some indication of the depth of focus.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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