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Fuji FinePix S700
Fuji FinePix S700
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lilchik (snowflake) 0 pts

is there a way to make the background blury and just focus on something close up

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58447 pts
January 25, 2009 1:13 AM
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What you're referring to is maximizing the depth of field (the distance between the subject and the background). The larger the distance & wider open the lens, the more blurry the background will be. As for closeup, there is a macro setting.
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lilchik (snowflake) 0 pts
January 25, 2009 9:10 AM
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ok that makes sence, but what do I set it to?
Thanks so much for your help!
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bukit97 (bukit97) 12611 pts
January 25, 2009 9:16 PM
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I would say the easiest way is to use zoom. Zooming effectively increases the focal length and longer focal length gives you less depth of field while shorter focal length does the reverse.

However, there is a limit to what zooming can do because it narrows the field of view, and too much of it ends up in photographing only part of a picture you want, such as the face of a person, and not the whole body.

The next, and more refined method, is to set the camera to Aperture Mode. Turning the mode dial to ' A ' lets you play around with aperture.
A small aperture, like F 16, gives you greatest depth of field, and sharper picture, while the larger numbers, like F2.8, give you less depth of field, resulting in selective areas in focus and more blur in the background.

Lastly, you will find that in Fuji F700, shutter speed and ISOs are also linked to the Aperture setting.
Increasing the speed, using the ' S ' mode, or decreasing the ISO will result in wider aperture, and more blur in the background.

Macro lens + wide open aperture will definitely give you lots of blur in the background, if you are taking closeups of tiny objects.



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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58447 pts
January 26, 2009 8:17 PM
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To bukit you listen, wise is he!
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lilchik (snowflake) 0 pts
January 26, 2009 8:59 PM
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thank you very much for going into so much detail!
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