Here are depth of field tables, computed specifically for the Olympus Camedia C-5050Z, C-4040Z, and C-3040Z cameras (all three have the same lens). Tables of the hyperfocal distance are at the end of the page.

Note: tables for C-3020Z, C-3000Z, C-3030Z, and C-4000Z may be found in another document.

You may find these useful for other digicams as long as their actual-to-equivalent focal length ratio remains close to 1:5 (for example, an 8 mm lens equivalent to a 40 mm focal length on a 35 mm camera).

For comparison, I'm showing also the depth of field for an equivalent (same angle) lens on a 35 mm camera.

Each table shows the range values of depth of field (in meters) for a given subject distance ("s") setting and a given focal length, "F[eq]", in the customary, 35mm-equivalent terms). The column marked "C-5050Z" applies also to other cameras listed in the title of this page.

Please also note that I didn't bother with computing the values for aperture values out of the standard series (like F/1.8 or F/2.6). This is just not worth the time: use the nearest value shown in the table.

The following tables show DOF limits for 20 cm; on Olympus cameras this is as close as you can come still being able to change the focal length. I'm not showing the numbers for the 35 mm format, as the depth of field is very shallow there: at 35 mm, F/22, you get only 2mm or so in either direction.