Hyperfocal Distance Chart

The hyperfocal distance (metres) for the four most common sensor formats. Focus at the distance in the table and everything from half that distance to infinity is acceptably sharp. Values computed with CoC = sensor diagonal ÷ 1500.

Full Frame (CoC 0.0288 mm)

Focal length	f/2.8	f/4	f/5.6	f/8	f/11	f/16
14 mm	2.44	1.71	1.23	0.86	0.63	0.44
16 mm	3.19	2.23	1.6	1.13	0.82	0.57
20 mm	4.97	3.49	2.5	1.75	1.28	0.89
24 mm	7.16	5.02	3.59	2.52	1.84	1.27
28 mm	9.74	6.82	4.88	3.43	2.5	1.73
35 mm	15.2	10.65	7.62	5.34	3.9	2.69
50 mm	31.0	21.72	15.53	10.88	7.93	5.47
85 mm	89.54	62.71	44.81	31.4	22.86	15.74
100 mm	123.92	86.77	62.01	43.44	31.62	21.77
135 mm	225.79	158.09	112.96	79.11	57.57	39.62
200 mm	495.47	346.89	247.83	173.54	126.27	86.87

APS-C (Sony/Nikon/Fuji) (CoC 0.0188 mm)

Focal length	f/2.8	f/4	f/5.6	f/8	f/11	f/16
14 mm	3.74	2.62	1.88	1.32	0.96	0.67
16 mm	4.88	3.42	2.45	1.72	1.25	0.87
20 mm	7.62	5.34	3.82	2.68	1.95	1.35
24 mm	10.96	7.68	5.49	3.85	2.81	1.94
28 mm	14.92	10.45	7.47	5.24	3.82	2.63
35 mm	23.3	16.32	11.67	8.18	5.96	4.11
50 mm	47.53	33.29	23.79	16.67	12.14	8.36
85 mm	137.31	96.14	68.7	48.11	35.01	24.1
100 mm	190.03	133.05	95.06	66.57	48.44	33.34
135 mm	346.27	242.43	173.2	121.28	88.24	60.71
200 mm	759.9	531.99	380.05	266.1	193.58	133.15

APS-C (Canon) (CoC 0.0179 mm)

Focal length	f/2.8	f/4	f/5.6	f/8	f/11	f/16
14 mm	3.93	2.75	1.97	1.38	1.01	0.7
16 mm	5.13	3.6	2.57	1.81	1.32	0.91
20 mm	8.01	5.61	4.01	2.82	2.05	1.42
24 mm	11.53	8.08	5.78	4.05	2.95	2.04
28 mm	15.69	10.99	7.86	5.51	4.01	2.77
35 mm	24.5	17.16	12.27	8.6	6.26	4.32
50 mm	49.99	35.01	25.02	17.53	12.76	8.79
85 mm	144.4	101.11	72.24	50.6	36.82	25.34
100 mm	199.85	139.92	99.97	70.01	50.94	35.06
135 mm	364.17	254.96	182.15	127.55	92.8	63.84
200 mm	799.18	559.49	399.69	279.84	203.58	140.02

Micro 4/3 (CoC 0.0144 mm)

Focal length	f/2.8	f/4	f/5.6	f/8	f/11	f/16
14 mm	4.87	3.41	2.44	1.71	1.25	0.86
16 mm	6.35	4.45	3.18	2.23	1.63	1.13
20 mm	9.92	6.95	4.97	3.49	2.54	1.75
24 mm	14.28	10.01	7.15	5.01	3.65	2.52
28 mm	19.44	13.61	9.73	6.82	4.97	3.42
35 mm	30.36	21.26	15.2	10.65	7.75	5.34
50 mm	61.94	43.37	30.99	21.71	15.8	10.88
85 mm	178.95	125.29	89.52	62.69	45.61	31.39
100 mm	247.66	173.39	123.88	86.75	63.11	43.42
135 mm	451.31	315.96	225.72	158.05	114.98	79.09
200 mm	990.43	693.36	495.31	346.78	252.26	173.49

💡 Reading the chart: pick your sensor column, your focal length row, and your aperture — the number is the hyperfocal distance in metres. Focus your lens there (manual focus + distance scale) and everything from half that distance to infinity is sharp.

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Hyperfocal distance FAQ

Are these distances exact?

They use the standard circle-of-confusion convention (sensor diagonal ÷ 1500) and the formula H = f²/(N·c) + f, rounded to two decimal places. On very high-resolution sensors a stricter CoC pushes the numbers ~33% farther.

Why is hyperfocal distance shorter on smaller sensors?

Smaller sensors have smaller circles of confusion (the blur threshold scales with the sensor), and for the same framing they use shorter focal lengths. Both effects pull the hyperfocal distance closer — one reason phone cameras are sharp from near to far.