Av: changing the depth of field, Mode dial to . set the desired aperture, Take – Canon EOS 1100 D User Manual

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Av: Changing the Depth of Field

To blur the background or to make everything near and far look sharp,
set the Mode Dial to <

Av>

(Aperture-priority AE) to adjust the depth of

field (range of acceptable focus).

stands for Aperture value which is the size of the diaphragm hole inside the lens.

Blurred background

(With a low aperture f/number: f/5.6)

Sharp foreground and background

(With a high aperture f/number: f/32)

Set the

Mode Dial to .

Set the desired aperture.

The higher the f/number, the wider

the depth of field where sharper focus

is obtained in both the foreground

and background.
Turning the <£S> dial to the right will
set a higher f/number (smaller
aperture opening), and turning it to

the left will set a lower f/number

(larger aperture opening).

Take

the

picture.

Focus and press the shutter button

completely. The picture will be taken

with the selected aperture.

51 Aperture Display

The higher 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.