Hey!
That's an excellent question. I was surprised no one asked it before.in fact that is a bit of an issue, and the only solution for now is to do as you say... animate the depth/density, unless you're moving the camera very fast and you're using motion blur... than I think you could live without it.
I am working to solve this issue and a few minor adjustments. Update coming soon.
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