Changing The Depth Of Field - Canon EOS Rebel XTi Instruction Manual

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Changing the Depth of Field
To obtain a blurry background or to make everything near and far look
sharp, set the Mode Dial to <
Av
> (Ap"erture-priority AE) to adjust the
depth of field (range of acceptable focus).
* <
Av
>
stands for Aperture value which is the size of the diaphragm hole inside
the lens.
Blurred background
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Sharp foreground and background
Set the Mode Dial to
<Av>.
Set the desired aperture.
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The higher the aperture value, the
sharper the picture will look with a
wider depth of field.
Take the picture.
• Focus and press the shutter button
completely. The picture will be taken
with the selected aperture.
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