Canon Power Shot A80 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting
Portrait Mode
Available in the following modes.
Use this mode when you want the subject to appear
sharp and the background to blur.
1
Turn the shooting mode
dial to
.
Shooting procedures are the same as for the Mode
(p. 56).
For functions available in this mode, see page 212.
To best achieve the effect of the background gradually
blurring, compose the image so that the upper half of
the subject’s body fills most of the viewfinder or LCD
monitor.
The background gets increasingly blurred the more you
adjust the focal length toward telephoto.