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Lens
f/stop
Focus
Depth of Field 
Focus
distance
Near
limit
Far
limit
Total
DOF
10 ft7.33 ft 15.7 ft 8.41 ft
Hyperfocal distance: 27.1 ft

Instructions:
  1. Select the actual focal length of the lens. For instance, if the focal length of your lens is 50 mm, select 50 mm in the calculator. The calculator will adjust for any focal length multiplier or field of view crop when the appropriate camera or film format is selected.
  2. Select your camera or film format. For digital "point and shoot" cameras, select "Compact digital".
  3. Select an f/stop. The list includes full, half, and one-third f/stops.
  4. The depth of field and hyperfocal distance are calculated each time one of the inputs changes.
  5. Tap the "HD" button to set the focus distance at the hyperfocal distance for the selected lens and f/stop.

Circles of confusion (CoC) used in this calculator are:

  • Film:
    • APS film : 0.025mm
    • 35mm film : 0.030mm
    • 6x4.5 film : 0.045mm
    • 6x6 film : 0.045mm
    • 6x7 film : 0.060mm
    • 6x9 film : 0.070mm
    • 4x5 film : 0.100mm
    • 5x7 film : 0.150mm
    • 8x10 film : 0.200mm
  • Digital Cameras
    • Full frame DSLR : 0.030mm
    • APS-C DSLR : 0.016mm
    • Compact digital : 0.006mm
    • Canon DSLR : 0.019mm
    • Canon 1D : 0.023mm
    • Canon 1Ds : 0.030mm
    • Canon 5D : 0.030mm
    • Canon 7D : 0.019mm
    • Nikon DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Nikon D3,D3s,D3x : 0.030mm
    • Nikon D700 : 0.030mm
    • Contax DSLR : 0.030mm
    • Epson DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Fujifilm DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Konica DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Leica Digilux 3 : 0.015mm
    • Leica M8, M8.2 : 0.023mm
    • Leica M9 : 0.030mm
    • Olympus DSLR : 0.015mm
    • Panasonic DSLR : 0.015mm
    • Pentax DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Pentax 645D : 0.050mm
    • Samsung DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Sigma DSLR : 0.018mm
    • Sigma SD1 : 0.020mm
    • Sony DSLR : 0.020mm
    • Sony A850 : 0.030mm
    • Sony A900 : 0.030mm
    • Sony NEX-3,NEX-5 : 0.030mm
  • Cinematography
    • 16mm : 0.015mm
    • Super 16 : 0.015mm
    • 35mm : 0.025mm
    • 75mm : 0.036mm
    • 1/4 inch sensor : 0.008mm
    • 1/3 inch sensor : 0.011mm
    • 1/2 inch sensor : 0.016mm
    • 2/3 inch sensor : 0.021mm
    • 2/3 inch sensor : 0.021mm