DOF button on E500

[Silence Sky]

Hello:

I have joined the Olympus Club recently.

There's this DOF preview button (the same button we use to set white balance), and I still can't figure it out after going through the manual.

When I press the button, I am supposed to have an idea of the DOF. But What I can see through the View Finder is only the darkening of the scene.

Can you please fill me with some information? Thank you.

[ortega]

when the screen darkens, the aperture also stops down to your chosen aperture
and if you look close enough, you can see the DOF

but.....

why strain your eyes when you have a nice big LCD to look at
click on shutter and look at the LCD to check the DOF can zoom in somemore

[Silence Sky]

Originally Posted by ortega when the screen darkens, the aperture also stops down to your chosen aperture and if you look close enough, you can see the DOF but..... why strain your eyes when you have a nice big LCD to look at click on shutter and look at the LCD to check the DOF can zoom in somemore

Hello Ortega:

Thank you very much for your response. You are right at making use of the LCD.
Thanks again.

[cire07]

Hi,

Is the button located to the top-right direction of the LCD screen?

The picture is like a rectangle with 2 triangles underneath it yeah?

IF it is, ermmm... nothing happens when i depress it...

Is my camera faulty?

[cjtune]

I prefer to use DOF preview than to first snap a shot and review it on the LCD screen to check the actual DOF. But even more useful to me is how I use the DOF preview button to 'lock' a lens aperture setting before taking it (while still depressing the DOF preview) out for reverse lens macro photography.

[cire07]

Originally Posted by cire07 Hi, Is the button located to the top-right direction of the LCD screen? The picture is like a rectangle with 2 triangles underneath it yeah? IF it is, ermmm... nothing happens when i depress it... Is my camera faulty?

Morning,

Anyone can help?

Eric

[Panzer]

Originally Posted by cire07 Morning, Anyone can help? Eric

What's model of your camera? With my limited knowledge on the E-1, it is the WB custom button as there's a separate button for DOF. Not sure about other Oly's DSLR though.

[Panzer]

Originally Posted by Panzer What's model of your camera? With my limited knowledge on the E-1, it is the WB custom button as there's a separate button for DOF. Not sure about other Oly's DSLR though.

Oops, my apologies. Missed the thread title. Yours should also be E500 right?

[tao]

Originally Posted by cire07 Morning, Anyone can help? Eric

I wonder if you have even bothered to read the user manual for your camera. That DOF button is customisable and probably it has been set to something else.

[cire07]

Originally Posted by tao I wonder if you have even bothered to read the user manual for your camera. That DOF button is customisable and probably it has been set to something else.

Hi Tao, the user manual is pretty thick thus i haven't finish studying it yet... And it was only becos of this thread which was already started thus i chose to enquire abt this button in here, cos i couldn't get any resolution from the manual i was given in the box.

I mean, if smthg is faulty with the cam, i wanna get it to Oly SG asap.
Even IF the button is customisable, nothing happens when i depress it... thus the worrying factor. Not to mention the manual is not exactly user-frenly IMO...

so dun need to bother to wonder if i even bothered to read the user manual... i tried, i couldn't get any further on my own, thus i turned to this forum for help, thot that was why we had forums to begin with... i'm sorry if that bothers u in any way.

Have a nice day all,
Eric

[tao]

it doesn't bother me lah... try customising the button if you suspect that it is faulty.

[Nikonnew]

Originally Posted by cire07 Hi Tao, the user manual is pretty thick thus i haven't finish studying it yet... And it was only becos of this thread which was already started thus i chose to enquire abt this button in here, cos i couldn't get any resolution from the manual i was given in the box. I mean, if smthg is faulty with the cam, i wanna get it to Oly SG asap. Even IF the button is customisable, nothing happens when i depress it... thus the worrying factor. Not to mention the manual is not exactly user-frenly IMO... so dun need to bother to wonder if i even bothered to read the user manual... i tried, i couldn't get any further on my own, thus i turned to this forum for help, thot that was why we had forums to begin with... i'm sorry if that bothers u in any way. Have a nice day all, Eric

you have to look hard enough to see the difference, sometimes the change is so minor one might think nothing has happened

[cire07]

Originally Posted by Nikonnew you have to look hard enough to see the difference, sometimes the change is so minor one might think nothing has happened

Thanks for the tip... I'll try.

[Mikefellh]

Also it depends on what your F-stop is set to...if you have it set to f/3.5 (or whatever the widest position of the lens is), then you will notice NOTHING (because that's the opening at all times unless you are in the process of taking a picture). However if you have it set to anything else you'll at least hear a click (depending on the lens build) and see the viewfinder darken, especially if you have it set to f/22 (or the smallest opening).

[cire07]

Originally Posted by Mikefellh Also it depends on what your F-stop is set to...if you have it set to f/3.5 (or whatever the widest position of the lens is), then you will notice NOTHING (because that's the opening at all times unless you are in the process of taking a picture). However if you have it set to anything else you'll at least hear a click (depending on the lens build) and see the viewfinder darken, especially if you have it set to f/22 (or the smallest opening).

They dun tell u THAT in the manual... haha. Nothing like advice and experience from seasoned users.

Thanks Mike, appreciated.

Cheers,
Eric

[Mikefellh]

The first time I read the manual I totally missed the fact that the camera had the ability to do a DOF preview...it took watching a video about the camera to learn about it.

[cire07]

Yeah? I'm going to try and re-read the whole manual again... Hopefully 2nd time round can pick up/spot more stuff...

It's pretty thick some more...

Eric