<s>
Helicon	B-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
commercial	O
digital	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
tool	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Helicon	O
Soft	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
CombineZ	B-Algorithm
or	O
Zerene	O
Stacker	O
,	O
Helicon	B-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
is	O
designed	O
to	O
blend	B-Algorithm
the	I-Algorithm
focused	I-Algorithm
areas	I-Algorithm
of	O
several	O
partially	O
focused	O
digital	B-Application
photographs	I-Application
to	O
increase	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
(	O
DOF	O
)	O
in	O
an	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helicon	B-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
DOF	O
in	O
any	O
situation	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
primary	O
uses	O
are	O
in	O
macro	O
photography	O
,	O
landscape	O
photography	O
and	O
photo-microscopy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
increase	O
it	O
,	O
Helicon	B-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
is	O
capable	O
of	O
merging	O
several	O
differently	O
focused	O
images	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
image	O
where	O
the	O
subject	O
is	O
entirely	O
in	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
