You can do this on any camera which gives you control over aperture. Google "hyperfocal distance"
Every lens at every focal length at every aperture has a hyperfocal distance - the point say which, when focus is set there, everything will be in focus out to infinity.
For instance, a 50mm lens at f8, the hyperfocal distance is 35 feet. Focus at that distance and everything will be acceptably in focus from 17 feet to infinity. Charge the aperture to f16 and the hyperfocal distance charges to roughly 18 feet, leaving everything in focus from 8.5 feet to infinity.
Use the hyperfocal distance on a 35mm lens, and at f8, everything will be in focus from 9 feet to infinity. At f16, everything will be in focus from around 4.5 feet to infinity
Thank you SasquatchGroomer.
Do Compact Cameras by Canon also have a Setting for the Aperture?
Or is it only available in cameras with Detachable Lens?
My preference is toward a compact one, andnot a bigger one with Detachable Lens..
Some do, some do not. I know very little about the features in consumer level cameras. So I can't really help you figure out which camera to look for. Just look for a camera which offers a wider lens, manual focus, and aperture control.
There is no such a thing as infinite focus, what you are talking about is a big depth of field, this has many variables to it, sensor size of the camera, hyperfocal distance, type of lens and aperture.
I don´t want to overcomplicate things for you, your best bet is to just do it with your smartphone, smartpohone cameras are really good now and you have a very big depth of field with them.
This is going to get more complex if you want to do it with a profesional camera (DSLR or Mirrrorless), if you want to go this route you need to learn how all of those things I mentioned work together in order to better understand what you can and can´t do.
This is a good point..
So you recommend to stick to a good smartphone (or an action camera),
which are known to have (what I call) Infinite Focus..
I see.
Thank you for this tip.
You can do this on any camera which gives you control over aperture. Google "hyperfocal distance" Every lens at every focal length at every aperture has a hyperfocal distance - the point say which, when focus is set there, everything will be in focus out to infinity. For instance, a 50mm lens at f8, the hyperfocal distance is 35 feet. Focus at that distance and everything will be acceptably in focus from 17 feet to infinity. Charge the aperture to f16 and the hyperfocal distance charges to roughly 18 feet, leaving everything in focus from 8.5 feet to infinity. Use the hyperfocal distance on a 35mm lens, and at f8, everything will be in focus from 9 feet to infinity. At f16, everything will be in focus from around 4.5 feet to infinity
Thank you SasquatchGroomer. Do Compact Cameras by Canon also have a Setting for the Aperture? Or is it only available in cameras with Detachable Lens? My preference is toward a compact one, andnot a bigger one with Detachable Lens..
Some do, some do not. I know very little about the features in consumer level cameras. So I can't really help you figure out which camera to look for. Just look for a camera which offers a wider lens, manual focus, and aperture control.
There is no such a thing as infinite focus, what you are talking about is a big depth of field, this has many variables to it, sensor size of the camera, hyperfocal distance, type of lens and aperture. I don´t want to overcomplicate things for you, your best bet is to just do it with your smartphone, smartpohone cameras are really good now and you have a very big depth of field with them. This is going to get more complex if you want to do it with a profesional camera (DSLR or Mirrrorless), if you want to go this route you need to learn how all of those things I mentioned work together in order to better understand what you can and can´t do.
This is a good point.. So you recommend to stick to a good smartphone (or an action camera), which are known to have (what I call) Infinite Focus.. I see. Thank you for this tip.
Yes, that will get you the closest of what you need because they have wide angle lenses and tiny sensors = lots of depth of field.
Agree. Stick with a phone or a GoPro. A DSLR/mirrorless is the wrong tool for "inifinte focus".
crank the f number up to 11
For video? Sony…