Pentax 12195, 12161 Checking the Depth of Field Preview, Take your finger off the d/i button

92Checking the Depth of Field (Preview)

You can check the depth of field by stopping down the aperture of the lens to the actually set value.

First, assign the Preview function to the d/i button.

1 Select [Green Button] in the [A Rec. Mode 3] menu, and press the four-way controller (5).

The [Green Button] screen appears.

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2 Press the four-way controller (5), use the four-way controller (23) to select [Preview], and press the 4button.

Green Button

Green Button

Preview

One Push File Format

AE Lock

Enable AF

MENU Cancel OK OK

Functions

3 Press the 3button twice.

The Preview function is assigned to the d/i button and the camera is ready to take a picture.

4 While viewing the subject on the monitor, press the d/i button.

You can check the depth of field on the monitor while the d/i button is pressed.

5 Take your finger off the d/i button.

Preview is ended and the camera is ready to take a picture.

The Preview function is not available when the aperture of the lens attached cannot be controlled by the camera.