Depth of field: Canon EOS C500 Mark II
The Canon EOS C500 Mark II uses a Full-Frame 5.9K sensor at 38.1 × 20.1 mm — which fixes the circle of confusion at 0.038 mm, and from that every depth-of-field number on this page. Example: 50 mm at T2.8 focused at 2 m gives 0.33 m of usable depth (1.85 m to 2.18 m). The calculator above is preset to the Canon EOS C500 Mark II.
Depth of Field Calculator
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Circle of confusion per camera derives from sensor width (d/1000 convention). Camera list: nominal manufacturer specs.
Hyperfocal distance on the Canon EOS C500 Mark II
The table is exact for this sensor: the same focal length and stop give different numbers on a camera with a different sensor size — depth of field is a sensor property, not a lens property.
| Focal length | T1.4 | T2 | T2.8 | T4 | T5.6 |
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| 18 mm | 6.1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 25 mm | 11.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| 35 mm | 23.1 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 5.8 |
| 50 mm | 47.0 | 32.9 | 23.5 | 16.5 | 11.8 |
| 85 mm | 135.9 | 95.2 | 68.0 | 47.6 | 34.0 |
Depth of field at interview distance (2 m)
The interview question in numbers: how much room does the subject have in front of the Canon EOS C500 Mark II before drifting out of focus?
| Focal length | T1.4 | T2 | T2.8 | T4 | T5.6 |
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| 35 mm | 0.34 m | 0.49 m | 0.70 m | 1.04 m | 1.55 m |
| 50 mm | 0.17 m | 0.24 m | 0.33 m | 0.48 m | 0.68 m |
| 85 mm | 0.06 m | 0.08 m | 0.11 m | 0.16 m | 0.23 m |
Working with it on set
Recording at 5952 × 3140, large-screen 4K delivery judges focus more harshly than the table: for critical work, halve the circle of confusion mentally — the 0.33 m at 50 mm/T2.8/2 m becomes half that. The table follows the classical cinema convention.
In pre-production the number belongs in the shot list: a shot planned at T1.4 on 85 mm needs a focus puller and time — both of which belong in the schedule before they are missing on set.
Frequently asked
What circle of confusion does the Canon EOS C500 Mark II use?
0.038 mm — following the usual sensor-width ÷ 1000 convention (38.1 mm ÷ 1000, rounded). Every table on this page uses it.
Do the numbers hold for any lens?
Yes — depth of field depends on focal length, stop, distance and sensor, not the lens model. What differs between lenses is bokeh (how the blur looks), not where it starts.