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Portrait Mode
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. 60).
• For functions available in this mode, see page 224.
• To best achieve the effect of the background gradually
fading, 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 indistinct the more
you adjust the focal length toward telephoto.