Depth of field for the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM on the Canon EOS Kiss X9i (1.61× crop, circle of confusion 0.019 mm). At 18 mm and f/8 the hyperfocal distance is 2.2 m — focus there and everything from 1.1 m to infinity is sharp.
Focal length
18 mm
29 mm FF equiv.
Hyperfocal @ f/8
2.2 m
7 ft
NPF wide open
13.0 s
f/3.5, 3.71 µm pixels
Horizontal FOV
63.6°
Depth of field chart at 18 mm
| Focus distance | f/4 | f/5.6 | f/8 | f/11 | f/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.82–1.3 m | 0.76–1.5 m | 0.69–1.8 m | 0.62–2.6 m | 0.53–10.2 m |
| 2 m | 1.37–3.7 m | 1.22–5.5 m | 1.05–22.3 m | 0.89–∞ m | 0.71–∞ m |
| 3 m | 1.78–9.5 m | 1.53–72.5 m | 1.27–∞ m | 1.04–∞ m | 0.80–∞ m |
| 5 m | 2.33–∞ m | 1.92–∞ m | 1.52–∞ m | 1.21–∞ m | 0.90–∞ m |
| 10 m | 3.04–∞ m | 2.38–∞ m | 1.79–∞ m | 1.37–∞ m | 0.98–∞ m |
| 20 m | 3.58–∞ m | 2.69–∞ m | 1.97–∞ m | 1.47–∞ m | 1.03–∞ m |
Each cell shows the near and far limits of acceptable sharpness.
Open the DoF calculator with this setup