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Top page > Shooting > Setting REC mode > Background Defocus

Background Defocus

Allows you to shoot an image with image processing so that the subject stands out from the background.

1.Set the camera to shooting mode.

2. (REC Mode) (Background Defocus)

3.Shoot with the shutter button.

Tips for adjusting the intensity of the background defocus

Before shooting, touch MENU [Defocus Effect] [Low], [Mid] or [High] to change the intensity of the background defocus effect.

Tips for defocusing the background

Position of the subject and the background

If you shoot an image with the subject and background far apart, as shown in the illustration, the background can be defocused. Shoot from the recommended shooting distance indicated on the screen.

Subject is sufficiently distant from the background

Subject and background are too close

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Sony DSCTX20 manual Background Defocus, Position of the subject and the background, Tips for defocusing the background