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Setting the Aperture
Available Shooting Modes 
p. 206
The aperture adjusts the amount of light entering through the lens. When you set the aperture, the camera automatically selects a shutter speed to match the brightness.
Selecting a lower aperture value (opening the aperture) allows you to blur the background and create a beautiful portrait.
A higher aperture value (closing the aperture) brings the entire range from foreground to background into focus. The larger the aperture value, the greater the range of the image brought into clear focus.
1 Set the mode dial to 
.
1.Use the 
or 
button to change the aperture value.
3 Shoot.
•If you press the shutter button halfway and the shutter speed is shown in red, the image is underexposed (insufficient light) or
overexposed (too much light). Use the 
or 
button to adjust the aperture value until the shutter speed shows in white.
Some aperture values cannot be selected depending on the zoom position (p. 75).