Depth of field for the Sony E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS on the Sony FX30 (1.55× crop, circle of confusion 0.019 mm). At 55 mm and f/8 the hyperfocal distance is 19.5 m — focus there and everything from 9.8 m to infinity is sharp.
Focal length
55 mm
85 mm FF equiv.
Hyperfocal @ f/8
19.5 m
64 ft
NPF wide open
4.9 s
f/4.5, 3.73 µm pixels
Horizontal FOV
23.9°
Depth of field chart at 55 mm
| Focus distance | f/5.6 | f/8 | f/11 | f/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m | 0.97–1.0 m | 0.95–1.1 m | 0.94–1.1 m | 0.91–1.1 m |
| 2 m | 1.87–2.2 m | 1.82–2.2 m | 1.76–2.3 m | 1.67–2.5 m |
| 3 m | 2.71–3.4 m | 2.61–3.5 m | 2.48–3.8 m | 2.30–4.3 m |
| 5 m | 4.25–6.1 m | 3.99–6.7 m | 3.71–7.7 m | 3.32–10.2 m |
| 10 m | 7.37–15.6 m | 6.62–20.4 m | 5.88–33.5 m | 4.95–∞ m |
| 20 m | 11.65–70.5 m | 9.88–∞ m | 8.31–∞ m | 6.56–∞ m |
Each cell shows the near and far limits of acceptable sharpness.
Open the DoF calculator with this setup