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Depth preview
When you are not using the depth preview function, you can only see the subject through the camera in the condition of
the maximum aperture (minimum f-number) in the shooting mode.
Use the Depth of Field Preview function before taking a picture to view the depth of field of the scene as it looks with
the lens set to its current f-stop number.
1
Press the
[Depth Preview]
in the Shooting
mode.
2
You can check the depth of field result
actually taken through the display and
viewfinder.
What is the depth of field?
When you focus on a specific subject, there is a range
in which objects closer and further away are all in focus.
This focused range is called the depth of field.
The wider the wide-angle lens, the higher the aperture
value, the greater the depth of field.
For example, the aperture stop, f 11 is higher than f 2.8.
Current position of the subject
Current position of the subject
10 meters
6 meters
4 meters
2 meters
1 meters
10 meters
6 meters
4 meters
2 meters
1 meters
S
This refer to an appropriate range of
focus when the depth of field is deep.
S
This refer to an appropriate range of
focus when the depth of field is shallow.
You can set the function of a button differently by using the
Key Mapping
menu option. (p. 77)
Depth
preview
button
