depth of focus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Only the tremendous depth of focus of the lens that had caught the picture gave the illusion a feeling of unreality.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall
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