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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 fi eld 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 fi eld result
actually taken through the display and
viewfi nder.
What is the depth of fi eld?
When you focus on a specifi c subject, there is a
range in which objects closer and further away
are all in focus. This focused range is called the
depth of fi eld.
The wider the wide-angle lens, the higher the
aperture value, the greater the depth of fi eld.
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 fi eld is deep.
S This refer to an appropriate range of
focus when the depth of fi eld is shallow.
You can set the function of a button differently by
using the Key Mapping menu option. (CD-ROM
User manual, page 77)
Depth preview
button