Shooting By Controlling The Blur Of The Background (Aperture Priority) - Sony 3-287-969-15 (1) Instruction Manual

Shooting by controlling the blur of the background
(Aperture priority)
This mode is suitable to
Put the subject in sharp focus and
z
blur everything in front of and
beyond the subject. Opening the
aperture narrows the range that is in
focus. (Depth of field becomes
shallower.)
Shoot the depth of the scenery.
z
Narrowing down the aperture widens
the range that is in focus. (Depth of
field becomes deeper.)
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Set the mode dial to A.
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