Background Defocus

You can change the level of defocus in the background simply by pressing a key while shooting still images or movies.

  1. MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Custom Key] or [Custom Key] → desired key. Then, assign the [Background Defocus] function to the key.
  2. Repeatedly press the key to which [Background Defocus] is assigned.

    Once you press the key, the [Background Defocus] mode is activated and the background becomes defocused. Afterwards, the level of defocus in the background switches between [Defocus] and [Clear] each time you press the key.

    • The camera returns to the ordinary mode and the aperture returns to the former value when you press the MODE (Mode) button.

Hint

  • In the default settings, [Background Defocus] is assigned to the C1 button.
  • The aperture value becomes locked and the icon (Defocus) or (Clear) is indicated instead of the aperture value in the [Background Defocus] mode. The aperture value is locked at wide open when (Defocus) is indicated. The aperture value is locked at F5.6 when (Clear) is indicated.

Note

  • [Background Defocus] is not available in the following shooting modes:
    • [Sweep Panorama]
    • [Scene Selection]
  • The [Background Defocus] mode is canceled, the camera returns to the ordinary mode, and the aperture returns to the former value when you perform the following operations:
    • Turning the power off and back on again
    • Pressing the MODE button
    • Pressing the MENU button
    • Changing the aperture value using the control wheel while the shooting mode is set to [Aperture Priority] or [Manual Exposure]
    • Program shift
    • Manual shift
    • Exposure compensation
  • Even if you press the key, you cannot change the level of defocus while using [Set Focus] or [Focus Magnifier] in the [Background Defocus] mode.
  • Depending on the shooting mode and shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to obtain the optimal exposure due to the locking of the aperture value in the [Background Defocus] mode.
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