I'm a fashion blogger. Can this camera blur out the background to focus on the outfit?
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No. You will need a DSLR (digital SLR). I'm sure you can buy a used DSLR body plus a lens for well under $150 from craigslist. Figure on spending a day figuring out how to use aperature priority mode (look it up) to give you the bokeh effect (look it up) that you're after. Even the cheapest DSLR will take better pictures than any point and shoot.
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The smaller the sensor, the more difficult it is to control your depth of field, which is how you blur the background. Likewise, the wider the lens, the more difficult it is to limit your depth of field. Although the camera has a decent maximum aperture at f/1.8, the small sensor and wide angle will offset it. The best way to limit your depth of field is to shoot with a full-frame DSLR like the Canon 5F Mark III or Canon EOS 6D and a telephoto lens like the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L although the much less expensive Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 will work almost as well.
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No. I have had to use an editing program for background blur but I havent tried the manual settings. On their own the pictures are just ok. But they do clean up very well if you edit them.
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Simple answer, no. I have an Olympus XZ-1 that has a lens that's better suited to background blur, and even then it's generally marginal at blurring the background when your subject is the size of a person - in other words, a subject that's 4-6 ft tall, 8-10 ft away, with the background more than 10 ft behind the subject.Your cheapest option for something that will effectively blur the background will likely be a Sony A5000.
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With a maximum aperture of f 1.8 you could but you are limited to taking shots at wide angle which may defeat the purpose.
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Maybe a little at wide angle. It is hard to get that with a small image sensor (electronic film size)
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You could however if the blur parts have sharp edges than you will take away from the subject. You may be able to use your camera settings to help in this matter. I have this lens and use it to take candid photos of people and I am pleased with the results. I have taken some portraits with it also and have been pleased with the results.
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The lens can blur backgrounds only at wide apertures, like F2.0 of F1.4. The camera may not let you set wide apertures in video mode. You have to see if you can take movies in aperture priority. I think you can do it but you have to check.
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Oh yeah!! With the low aperture, the background is all blur so it makes the video look great. You just have to get used to the manual focus, so you don't loose focus.
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Yes you can, but it depends on the lens you're using. This camera has "Peaking Focus", which colours things that are in focus.
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You can if you wish, however, if you hold the shutter button down just a bit, the camera will auto focus (a green square will appear in the center, beep) and you're good to go. It's a great camera, love my pics with it.
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Honestly, I think you would be terribly disappointed. The camera would pop to a very high ISO to handle the low light and the photos would be grainy and have smushy detail.
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yes it can.. turn camera on and push shutter half way down.you will see some icons on the left. check each one a look for camera settings,for B&W.Or a title that might read---fun things for camera.. Or look through the book. Hope this helps BILL
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No. You have to be pretty close for it to focus. It is great for taking pictures of flowers and jewelry.
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For low light it will do for sure. I do beluce for sone action too, but not to much. Photographing groups pf friend together i had no problems lime "phantons" ir shades of people moving. It is not a pro camera but a long step from regular ines. If you know how to operate in manual yoy will be able to do it.My experience is only on automatic mode.
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No. But you can use manual focus, or with autofocus set on the center, maintain the focusat that distace by holding the shutter button half way. Alternately with autofocuse set on subject the focuse will follow the chosen subject with okay but not perfect results.
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Depends on the camera. If you're useing ND filters and manually setting your stop then yes. But if the camera is auto setting the exposure then it's a really expensive useless peice of equipment.
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Can't answer that question. This camera sucked for me, no matter the settings.
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You can use a night mode portarit, it will help you capture the real atmosphere of a low light environment. When using such modes you should be aware that camera has to be very still, if not you can get blurry photos. Best solution for this is using a tripod.
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Yes! This is mainly my vlogging camera! I find that its pretty HD because you can really see the tiny pimple on my face!
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Yes it can be focused but don't know to what degree. I never tried to focus on anything that close. Great little camera tho
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Sorry man I have not used it yet. On my others camera it is a setting I can change. I'll look at the camera when I get home and see if I can help out. I have been out of town. I'll get back this weekend