Taking Portrait Photos - Sony DSLR-A5OO Instruction Manual

This mode is suitable, for
Blurring away backgrounds and
sharpen ing the subject.
Expressing skin tones softly.
Set the mode dial to
~
(Portrait).
Shooting techniques
• To blur the background more, set the lens to the telephoto position.
• You can shoot a vivid image by focusing on the eye that is closer to the
lens.
• Use the lens hood (sold separately) to shoot backlit subjects.
• Use the red-eye reduction function if the eyes of your subject turn red
from the flash (page 90).
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This mode is suitable, for
Blurring away backgrounds and
sharpen ing the subject.
Expressing skin tones softly.
Set the mode dial to
~
(Portrait).
Shooting techniques
• To blur the background more, set the lens to the telephoto position.
• You can shoot a vivid image by focusing on the eye that is closer to the
lens.
• Use the lens hood (sold separately) to shoot backlit subjects.
• Use the red-eye reduction function if the eyes of your subject turn red
from the flash (page 90).
55
•
( I)
:::r
Q
Q
-
- .
3
s»
(CI
CD
U)