hyperfocal
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- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpərˈfoʊkəl/
- Specialized
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hiperfocal
- In point of fact, focusing on the hyperfocal distance maximizes the depth of field for a given lens at a given aperture.
- hyperfocal distance
Examples
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To ensure everything from half the distance to infinity is sharp, photographers often set their lens to the hyperfocal distance.
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To achieve maximum depth of field, hyperfocal distance focusing is widely recommended.
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The focus indicator then points to the hyperfocal distance.
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Precisely what happens when you focus at the hyperfocal distance and at infinity?
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Note that with infinity focus, there is no need to go to the next smallest f-stop as many photographers do when focusing on the hyperfocal distance.
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The hyperfocal distance is inversely proportional to the f-stop, i.e., it increases as the f-stop decreases.
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With regard to focal length, the hyperfocal distance is generally applied only to wide-angle lenses, since the hyperfocal distance of long focal length lenses is usually too great to be of much practical value.
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With regard to focal length, the hyperfocal distance is generally applied only to wide-angle lenses, since the hyperfocal distance of long focal length lenses is usually too great to be of much practical value.
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When shooting landscapes, focusing on the hyperfocal distance helps achieve greater depth of field.
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For crisp foreground and background details, it's essential to know the hyperfocal distance for your camera settings.
Compounds
- Specialized
Distance from the camera lens to the nearest point that looks sharp when the lens is focused very far away
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperfocal = focal (semi-transparent) = hyper + focus + al
The word is built transparently from hyper- plus focal, but the technical photographic sense is specialized enough that the full meaning is not fully predictable for many learners.
Etymology
Hyperformal is incorrect; the word is hyperfocal.Hyperfocal comes from hyper- meaning 'beyond' and focal from focus, meaning 'a point where things are sharp'. So when something is described as hyperfocal it relates to a focus set to reach far, which is why it helps keep both near and far parts of a photo sharp.