Samsung NX 10, NX-series Press the Depth Preview in the Shooting mode, What is the depth of field?

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.

1Press the [Depth Preview] in the Shooting mode.

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Depth preview button

2You can check the depth of field result actually taken through the display and viewfinder.

You can set the function of a button differently by using the

Key Mapping menu option. (p. 77)

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

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S This refer to an appropriate range of focus when the depth of field is deep.

Current position of the subject

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 shallow.