How do you enable depth of field preview on a Canon EOS 100 film camera?
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I’m using the 1991 Canon EOS 100 film camera and found online references to a depth of field preview feature, but I couldn’t find it in normal operation and wasn’t sure whether the camera actually has it. Does this model support depth of field preview, and if so, how is it activated?
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Can someone either confirm it exists or tell me how?
Page 61 of the EOS 100 user manual explains how to set the various custom functions. There's a list of 7 different settings you can turn on, and (as @Gerhardh pointed out in a comment) custom function 5 lets you use the AE Lock button for depth of field preview. Here's the short version:
- Set the command dial to CF.
- Turn the main dial to select CF5.
- Press the AE Lock button so that the setting for CF5 changes from 0 to 1.
Now the AE Lock button should give you depth of field preview.
There's a complete list of the available settings on page 62.
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Yes — the Canon EOS 100 does support depth of field preview, but it is enabled through a custom function rather than a dedicated labeled button.
According to the user manual, you can assign depth of field preview to the AE Lock button using Custom Function 5:
- Set the command dial to CF.
- Turn the main dial to select CF5.
- Press the AE Lock button to change the setting from 0 to 1.
Once CF5 is set to 1, the AE Lock button acts as the depth of field preview control.
So the feature exists on the EOS 100, but it has to be turned on first via the custom functions.
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