Hasselblad X1D manual Stop Down Button, Stop Down / DEPTH-OF-FIELD Preview

Functions

3.22 STOP DOWN BUTTON

STOP DOWN / DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW

Stop Down functionality

The Aperture normally stops down only during the exposure. In all other situations the Aperture is completely open.

The Viewfinder and the Touch Display will, as a result, show a narrow depth-of-field regardless of the current Aperture setting.

How to preview the depth-of-field

A visual depth-of-field preview check can be made by following these instructions.

1	Press the STOP DOWN button (A).
2	Hold the button (A) pressed down.	A

3The lens is stopped down to the current Aperture setting.

4A depth-of-field preview is displayed in the Viewfinder and on the Touch Display screen, as long as the STOP DOWN button

(A)is completely pressed down.

5Verify the depth-of-field optically in the Viewfinder or on the Touch Display screen.

6Release the STOP DOWN button (A) to open up the Aperture fully again.

Note!

Depth-of-field is not absolute. Perception of it depends on several factors and so it should be seen only as a rough guide.

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