Landscape planning

Hyperfocal Distance Calculator

Find the focus distance that keeps the far limit at infinity while maximizing foreground sharpness.

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Start with a preset or adjust the five controls.

Sensor format

Focal length 50 mm

Aperture f/2.8

Focus distance 3.0 m

Subject to background 5.0 m

50mm · f/2.8 · Full Frame

Your subject is sharp with a softly separated background.

Near focus—

Far focus—

Total depth—

Field of view—

How we calculate it

When to use hyperfocal distance

It is most useful for landscapes and wide scenes. Focus at the hyperfocal distance and objects from roughly half that distance to infinity will appear acceptably sharp under the selected assumptions.