Background Defocus - Sony ZV-E1 Help Manual

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ZV-E1

Background Defocus

You can change the level of defocus in the background simply by pressing the button while shooting still images or
movies.
Press the (Background Defocus) button repeatedly.
1
Once you press the button, 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
button.
The camera returns to the normal shooting mode and the aperture returns to the former value when you press
the MENU button.
Hint
The aperture value becomes locked and the icon
[Background Defocus] mode.
You can set the amount of background defocus when
Note
[Background Defocus] mode is canceled, the camera returns to normal shooting mode, and the aperture returns to the former
value when you perform the following operations:
Turning the power off and back on again
Operating the Still/Movie/S&Q switch
Pressing the MENU button
Changing the aperture value while the shooting mode is set to [Aperture Priority] or [Manual Exposure]
Exposure Comp.
Performing Program Shift or Manual Shift
Even if you press the button, you cannot change the level of defocus while using [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.
Related Topic
Defocus Level Set
(Defocus) or
(Defocus) is indicated using [
5-048-827-11(1) Copyright 2023 Sony Corporation
118
(Clear) is indicated instead of the aperture value in the
Defocus Level Set].