Kodak DCS500 manual Checking the Depth of Field, Full-time Manual Focusing with USM Lenses

Full-time Manual Focusing with USM Lenses

USM (Ultrasonic Motor) lenses are equipped with a full-time manual focusing function that lets you manually adjust the focus after autofocusing is completed to achieve the desired effect. Use this function in One-shot AF mode.

☛This method of focus adjustment cannot be used if your USM lens does not have a distance scale.

Custom Function F-7

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When using a USM lens equipped with an electronic manual focusing system, setting this custom function will allow manual focusing only when the lens’ Focus Mode switch is set to (M).

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Focusing

Checking the Depth of Field

Depth of field is the range of focus in front of and behind the subject in which objects appear sharp. The depth of field varies from shallow to deep depending on the aperture setting, the angle of view of the lens in use and the camera to subject distance.

Press the Depth-of-field Preview button to check the depth of field before capturing an image.

The camera will close down the lens’ diaphragm to the shooting aperture, allowing you to see the range of sharpness in the viewfinder.

Exposure setting is locked when the Depth-of-field Preview button is pressed.

The autofocus operation does not function while The Depth-of-field Preview button is pressed.

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