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Cropped sensors have longer depth of field at similar f-number and field of view, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalism, low-light, manual focus based on distance scale) or detrimental in others (portraiture, cluttered background, selective focus).

Cropped sensors have longer depth of field at similar f-number and field of view, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalism, low-light, manual focus based on distance scale) or detrimental in others (portraiture, cluttered background, selective focus).

Cropped sensors have longer depth of field at similar aperture and field of view, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalism, low-light, manual focus based on expected distance) or detrimental in others (portraiture).

Cropped sensors have longer depth of field at similar f-number and field of view, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalism, low-light, manual focus based on distance scale) or detrimental in others (portraiture, cluttered background, selective focus).

Cropped sensors have longer depth of field with similar aperture, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalistic, low-light) or detrimental in others (portraiture).

Cropped sensors have longer depth of field at similar aperture and field of view, which might be beneficial in some cases (macro, photo-journalism, low-light, manual focus based on expected distance) or detrimental in others (portraiture).