Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTI instruction manual f Changing the Depth of Field, Take the picture

f: Changing the Depth of Field

To obtain a blurry background or to make everything near and far look sharp, set the Mode Dial to <f> (Aperture-priority AE) to adjust the depth of field (range of acceptable focus).

*<f> stands for Aperture value which is the size of the diaphragm hole inside the lens.

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Set the Mode Dial to <f>.

Set the desired aperture.

The higher the aperture value, the sharper the picture will look with a wider depth of field.

3 Take the picture.

Focus and press the shutter button completely. The picture will be taken with the selected aperture.

About the Aperture Display

The larger the f/number, the smaller the aperture opening will be. The apertures displayed will differ depending on the lens. If no lens is attached to the camera, “00” will be displayed for the aperture.

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