My first DOF...yippeeee

[masterhero84]

Hey this is my first DOF....



Give me critiques on lightning conditions and on DOF...
It was a cloudy day and no flash was used...and no adjustments to sharpness,brightness or contrast has been made

Camera Kodak EasyShare Z915
Exposure 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture f/4.1
Focal Length 12.3 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Exposure Time 1/16
ISO 100
Optical Zoom 2.00

[scootermcq]

I guess first off, just for terminology there is no such thing as "my first DOF". This would be your first shallow DOF. DOF is a description, either deep or shallow it is not a thing on it's own. This whole image looks fairly unfocused. Also, you will accomplish a more shallow DOF the more telephoto you use. You shot this one at 12.3mm, try as zoomed in as you can get. The one I am attaching is shot at 200mm.



The one thing to remember is that with the small sensor on your point & shoot, you will not be able to get as shallow a DOF as I have posted here.

[masterhero84]

Thanx...bt i am using point and shoot camera...i cnt go beyond 12.3 mm for shallow DOF...if i can go beyond it i cnt achieve shallower DOF its start focusing in normal way....

[scootermcq]

Originally Posted by masterhero84

Thanx...bt i am using point and shoot camera...i cnt go beyond 12.3 mm for shallow DOF...if i can go beyond it i cnt achieve shallower DOF its start focusing in normal way....

Does that P&S camera have a manual mode? I am assuming it is increasing the aperture as it increases focal length canceling each other out.

[masterhero84]

Yes it have a manual mode...Here is some info abut my cam
Kodak EASYSHARE Z915 Digital Camera

[scootermcq]

The sensor being around 5 times smaller than a DSLR, will make achieving a shallow DOF quite hard. According to the specs, you have a f4.8 when zoomed. I would try aperture priority, set it to f4.8 and zoom out as far as you can go. Get as close to the object as you can and still focus (in this case, zoom with your feet) and take the image. See how oof the background is in that situation. The further the background is from the subject, the more out of focus it will be.

[sourav]

Your camera has a macro mode. Select that and move as close to the object as you possibly can (the minimum distnace of focus of your camera). This will give you the shallowest DOF.
Have a look at Online Depth of Field Calculator for more precise calculation.