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Shooting portraits, Portrait – Canon EOS RP Mirrorless Camera User Manual

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Shooting Portraits

The <

2

> (Portrait) mode blurs the background to make the human subject

stand out. It also makes skin tones and hair look softer.

Shooting Tips

z

Select the location where the distance between the subject

and the background is the farthest.

The further the distance between the subject and background, the more

blurred the background will look. The subject will also stand out better

against an uncluttered dark background.

z

Use a telephoto lens.

If you have a zoom lens, use the telephoto end to fill the frame with the

subject from the waist up.

z

Focus on the face.

As you focus, make sure the AF point on the face is lit in green before

you shoot. When shooting close-ups of the face, you can set

[

z

: Eye

Detection AF]

to

[Enable]

to shoot with the subject’s eyes in focus.

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The default setting is <

i

> (Low-speed continuous shooting). If you keep

holding down the shutter button, you can shoot continuously to capture

changes in the subject’s facial expression and pose.