Hyperfocal Cheat Sheet Generator — Quick Reference Table

A hyperfocal cheat sheet is a quick-reference table showing the hyperfocal distance and near focus limit for each aperture at a given focal length and sensor size. Landscape photographers print these to carry in the field.

Choose your focal length and aperture, look up the hyperfocal distance on the chart, and manually focus your lens to that distance. Everything from the near limit to infinity will be acceptably sharp.

The circle of confusion (CoC) is the largest blur spot that still appears sharp to the human eye. It depends on sensor size and viewing conditions. Full frame standard is 0.029mm, APS-C is 0.019mm.

Smaller sensors have stricter sharpness requirements because images are enlarged more to reach the same print size. This gives a smaller CoC and therefore shorter hyperfocal distances (shallower depth of field).