The object on the focal plane is the sharpest. However, some part of the object outside the focal plane is also sharp - this is the depth of field. The depth of field in front of the focal plane is ...

University of Toronto announced a breakthrough development in video camera design. The Omni-focus Video Camera, based on an entirely new distance-mapping principle, delivers automatic real-time focus ...

When it comes to digital camera one-upmanship, autofocus-speeds have finally usurped megapixel-counts. This is a good thing. Everyone can find a use for a faster-focusing camera, and everyone from ...

Apple reportedly explored acquiring Halide to enhance iPhone 18 Pro camera software, hinting at pro-level features coming to its native camera app.

It's a layer of complexity that drone hobbyists probably don't need, but for professional cinematographers it could be just the thing to give their work an edge. DJI's freshly announced Focus is a ...

Jim Malcolm pulls up a video on his smartphone he recently shot at Disneyland. At first, it looks like a typical family vacation video: We see a ride from Jim's point of view as a carriage whooshes ...

Why can humans glance at a scene and focus instantly on the subject, near or far, when a camera takes -- relatively -- forever? That's the same question Johannes Burge and Wilson Geisler asked ...