Canon Rebel T5i EOS 700D Instruction Manual page 112

Av" Changing the Depth of Field
To blur the background or to make everything near and far look sharp,
set the Mode Dial to <Av> (Aperture-priority AE) to adjust the depth of
field (range of acceptable focus).
* < Av > standsfor Aperturevalue,whichis the sizeof thediaphragmhole insidethe tens.
Blurred background Sharp foreground and background
(With a low aperture f/number: f/5.6) (With a high aperture f/number: f/32)
Set the Mode Dial to <Av>.
Set the desired aperture.
_ The higher the f/number, the wider
the depth of field where sharper focus
is obtained in both the foreground
and background.
_ Turning the <_> dial to the right will
set a higher f/number (smaller
aperture opening), and turning it to
the left will set a lower f/number
(larger aperture opening).
Take the picture.
_4 Focus and press the shutter button
completely. The picture will be taken
with the selected aperture.
The higher the f/number, the smal!er the aperture opening wi!! be, The
apertures displaYed wi!! differ depending on the !on s. If no !ens is attached to
the camera, "00:: wi!! be displayed for the aperturel
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