Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Focus & depth of field · Working

Close focus

Also called: minimum object distance, MOD

ELI5

The nearest distance at which a lens can focus acceptably.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the close focus before we lock the lens approach.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Close focus” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.