Setting Aperture

You can adjust the aperture to change the area of focus.

Select the Manual recording mode.

If the camera is in the WB_Auto mode, tap WB_Auto to display the mode selection screen.
Tap MANUAL_MODE to switch the recording mode to Manual.

Tap “MENU”.

Select “Camera Process” with or , followed by tapping “SET”.

Select “Aperture” with or , followed by tapping “SET”.

Tap batsu to exit the menu.

Tap RETURN to return to the previous screen.

Select “Manual” with or , followed by tapping “SET”.

Adjust the aperture.

Aperture can be set to a value between F1.8 and F4.0.

If you want the background to be in focus as well (larger aperture value), tap Cursor_Down .

If you want the background to appear blurry (smaller aperture value), tap Cursor_Up .

Pressing and holding down the key allows focus to be adjusted continuously.

Tap “SET” to confirm.

Memo

When zooming to the Tele end, the aperture value is set according to the zoom and indicated in yellow. The aperture value in this case will be different from the preset value.

The larger the aperture value, the darker the subject may appear.

Caution

Aperture cannot be selected in the following cases.
- During Auto recording
- When “Lolux” is set to “On”