Depth of field for the Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 on the Panasonic DC-S9 (1.00× crop, circle of confusion 0.030 mm). At 70 mm and f/8 the hyperfocal distance is 20.5 m — focus there and everything from 10.2 m to infinity is sharp.
Focal length
70 mm
70 mm FF equiv.
Hyperfocal @ f/8
20.5 m
67 ft
NPF wide open
4.8 s
f/4.5, 5.98 µm pixels
Horizontal FOV
28.8°
Depth of field chart at 70 mm
| Focus distance | f/5.6 | f/8 | f/11 | f/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.97–1.0 m | 0.96–1.0 m | 0.94–1.1 m | 0.92–1.1 m |
| 2 m | 1.88–2.1 m | 1.83–2.2 m | 1.77–2.3 m | 1.68–2.5 m |
| 3 m | 2.73–3.3 m | 2.62–3.5 m | 2.51–3.7 m | 2.33–4.2 m |
| 5 m | 4.28–6.0 m | 4.03–6.6 m | 3.75–7.5 m | 3.37–9.7 m |
| 10 m | 7.46–15.2 m | 6.73–19.5 m | 5.99–30.2 m | 5.07–366.8 m |
| 20 m | 11.88–63.2 m | 10.12–839.0 m | 8.54–∞ m | 6.77–∞ m |
Each cell shows the near and far limits of acceptable sharpness.
Open the DoF calculator with this setup