depth of field


noun Optics, Photography.

the range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usually a camera lens, through which an object will produce a relatively distinct image.
Also called depth of focus.

Origin of depth of field

First recorded in 1910–15

British Dictionary definitions for depth of field

depth of field

noun

the range of distance in front of and behind an object focused by an optical instrument, such as a camera or microscope, within which other objects will also appear clear and sharply defined in the resulting image Compare depth of focus