Depth of field for the Sony E 24mm f/1.8 ZA on the Sony FX30 (1.55× crop, circle of confusion 0.019 mm). At 24 mm and f/8 the hyperfocal distance is 3.7 m — focus there and everything from 1.9 m to infinity is sharp.
Focal length
24 mm
37 mm FF equiv.
Hyperfocal @ f/8
3.7 m
12 ft
NPF wide open
7.3 s
f/1.8, 3.73 µm pixels
Horizontal FOV
51.8°
Depth of field chart at 24 mm
| Focus distance | f/2 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/5.6 | f/8 | f/11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.94–1.1 m | 0.92–1.1 m | 0.88–1.2 m | 0.84–1.2 m | 0.79–1.4 m | 0.73–1.6 m |
| 2 m | 1.77–2.3 m | 1.69–2.5 m | 1.58–2.7 m | 1.46–3.2 m | 1.31–4.3 m | 1.15–7.5 m |
| 3 m | 2.50–3.8 m | 2.34–4.2 m | 2.14–5.0 m | 1.92–6.8 m | 1.66–15.2 m | 1.43–∞ m |
| 5 m | 3.74–7.5 m | 3.40–9.4 m | 2.99–15.2 m | 2.58–81.7 m | 2.14–∞ m | 1.76–∞ m |
| 10 m | 5.98–30.5 m | 5.15–169.6 m | 4.27–∞ m | 3.47–∞ m | 2.71–∞ m | 2.13–∞ m |
| 20 m | 8.53–∞ m | 6.93–∞ m | 5.42–∞ m | 4.19–∞ m | 3.13–∞ m | 2.38–∞ m |
Each cell shows the near and far limits of acceptable sharpness.
Open the DoF calculator with this setup