Changing The Depth Of Field - Canon EOS REBEL XS 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> (Aperture-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
(With a large aperture opening)
Sharp foreground and background
(With a small aperture opening)
............. _ Set the Mode Dial to
<Av>.
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Set the desired aperture.
® The higher the aperture, the sharper
the picture will look with a wider depth
of field,
® Turning the <_> dial to the dght will
set a higher f-number, and turning it
to the left will set a lower f-number,
Take the picture.
_ Focus and press the shutter button
completely. The picture will be taken
with the selected aperture.
_ About the Aperture Disptay
The larger the flnumber, the smaller the aperture opening will be, The
apertures displayed wi!! differ depending on the !ens. If n 0 !ens iS attached to
the camera,
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will be dispiayed far the aperture,
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