Depth of field

Depth of field

The measurement of the area in front of and behind the subject that is in focus.

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depth of field

Legal services; DNA forensics

Axial resolving power of an objective, which is measured parallel to the optical axis.

depth of field

Photography; Photography techniques

The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a photograph that are considered to be acceptably sharp. Dependant on aperture, focal length and focused distance. The ...

depth of field

Photography; Professional photography

distance between the nearest point and the farthest point in the subject which is perceived as acceptable sharp along a common image plane.

depth of field

Arts & crafts; Fine art

In photography, the area in front of and behind the focused point that is sharp. A shallow depth of field is used in portraits to provide a soft backdrop, whilst a greater depth ...

depth of field

Earth science; Mapping science

The distance between those points nearest to and farthest from the camera which are imaged with acceptable sharpness.

Depth of Field

Entertainment; Movies

Also Known As: DOF. A measure of the range along a camera's line of site in which objects will be in focus. See also aperture, shutter speed.

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Software; Operating systems

To emphasize displayed characters, as by displaying them in reverse video (light on dark rather than dark on light, and vice versa) or against a colored background.

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Pertaining to the device, program, file, record or portion of the screen that is currently operational or subject to command operations.

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Shading made up of regularly spaced, intersecting lines.

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To translate all the source code of a program from a high-level language into object code prior to execution of the program.

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