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• The MF assist disappears in the following
cases.
– About 10 seconds after you stop
pressing /// or rotating the focus
ring or the command dial
– When the shutter button is pressed
halfway
• The MF assist returns to the center of the
screen when the camera is turned off and
then on again.
• You cannot use MF assist when using the
digital zoom.
Checking the Depth of
Field
You can check the depth of field (effective
focus range) before taking a picture by closing
the diaphragm to the aperture value you set.
Press [ ] (aperture stopping
down button).
• While you are pressing [ ] (aperture
stopping down button), the brightness
of the screen is automatically adjusted
and you can check the depth of field
without the screen becoming dark when
the
diaphragm
closes.
w Depth of field properties
_1 Recording conditions
_2 Example: When you want to take a
picture with a blurred background etc.
_3 Example: When you want to take a
picture with everything in focus
including the background etc.
• The screen may become dark depending
on the subject, settings on the camera etc.
• [ ] (aperture stopping down button) is
not activated when taking pictures with the
Viewfinder.
_1
Aperture
value
Small Large
Focus
length of
the lens
Tele Wide
Distance to
the subject
Near Distant
Depth of field
(effective focus
range)
Shallow
(Narrow)
_2
Deep
(Wide)
_3
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