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Sharpness
Clarity of detail in an image.
Sharpness can be influenced by many different factors including focus, depth of field (aperture), shutter speed, subject movement, camera vibration, lens quality, sensor/film sensitivity and noise, sensor resolution, sensor size, diffraction, image compression and field curvature.
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