EOS R8 How to use depth of field preview button

[WinthropWendy]

The R8 users manual mentions using the button assigned to depth of field preview. But I can't find anything about what button that is or how to customize a button for dof preview. What am I missing here?

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

The camera doesn't have a dedicated depth of field preview button next to the lens mount, so you need to use the Customize buttons function in the custom functions menu, the third tab.

There are a few candidate buttons that can be assigned the depth of field preview function instead of their standard function.

• Movie button
• M-Fn button
• AF-ON button
• * / AE-lock button
• AF selection button
• Any of the cross keys; up, down, left or right
• SET button
• Lens function button found on some longer telephoto lenses

This is covered in the manual, and the specific section online is here

https://cam.start.canon/en/C013/manual/html/UG-09_Custom_0030.html

I don't have the EOS R8, but it's much the same for the EOS R6 Mark II even though it does have a physical button assigned for depth of field preview. Here's the screens from my camera where I change the movie button to be depth of field preview.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

On the R8 DOF Preview can be mapped to the following buttons except when you are on Movie Mode.

Look on the Camera Menu Tab3

C.Fn3

[WinthropWendy]

That was fast! Thanks for the answers.

[shadowsports]

We're happy we could help.