How do i get my camera to do this.?

Shoot with a large aperture (smaller f number). The closer you get to your main subject the more pronounced the out of focus background becomes.
 
CT said:
Shoot with a large aperture (smaller f number). The closer you get to your main subject the more pronounced the out of focus background becomes.
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I am only beginner what is smaller f number my camera is fujifilm fine pix s8000fd thanks Jonathan
 
You need to put your camera in aperture priority mode - this will let you set the aperture and then the camera will decide on the shutter speed for you.
 
downhilldude said:
I am only beginner what is smaller f number my camera is fujifilm fine pix s8000fd thanks Jonathan
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You lens is rated from f2.8-f8 (wide) and f4.5-f8 (tele). so the smallest f number is f2.8. Can you manually control the aperture in the shooting modes, if you can have a play with the aperture priority mode on your camera.

Peter
 
Does the camera have a mode labelled as 'Aperture Priority'? - I can't find the manual online at the moment, but as it has a full manual mode, the chances are good.

If so, select this, and as the previous poster said, select the smallest aperture number (these are the f numbers). The smaller the number, the bigger the aperture (the size on the hole the light passes through to get to the sensor), and the shallower the depth of field (the amount of the picture that is in focus).

If you don't have this mode, try a mode on the camera for taking portraits, as these tend to have similar settings.
 
pete.rush said:
You lens is rated from f2.8-f8 (wide) and f4.5-f8 (tele). so the smallest f number is f2.8. Can you manually control the aperture in the shooting modes, if you can have a play with the aperture priority mode on your camera.

Peter
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I'm not that familiar with Fuji cameras, but the Aperture priority is usually the setting marked "A" (not automatic, that's often green) on your camera. If you set it to this (on my camera it's a dial on the top), then you can play with the settings and the F-number referred to above will be displayed on the screen - you should be able to change this using the controls on your camera :)

the more pictures you take, the more you'll work out which settings do what - it took me a few months to get to grips with the basics of my camera but i'm still learning at a ridiculous rate :D

sorry that's not a bit more precise, I've never actually used an s8000 fd :lol:

hehe, Furtim beat me to it :lol:
 
It does - it's labelled as "A" on the control dial.
 
No worries - my best advice is to sit with the manual and just go through it page by page so you can see what all the different modes do. It may sound boring but I think it will help. Pick a mode (aperture priority / shutter priority) and then take lots of photo's of the same thing - changing the settings so you can see what effect it has.
 
CT said:
Shoot with a large aperture (smaller f number). The closer you get to your main subject the more pronounced the out of focus background becomes.
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Thought I'd bump an old thread save starting a new one as I have the same camera and want to do this as well.

I've tried setting the f number to the smallest and getting as close to the subject as possible but I can't get the background to become out of focus. If anything when I take the shot the main subject is also out of focus? I don't have a tripod so I'm having to hold the camera and I also have the stability (if that's what it's called) turned on.
 
I think you're best bet is probably to start a new thread and post a couple of example pics. It may be that your subject is inside the minimum focus distance of the lens, or the shutter speed is too slow... but we'll need to see the shot and the details.
 
Pezza4u said:
Thought I'd bump an old thread save starting a new one as I have the same camera and want to do this as well.

I've tried setting the f number to the smallest and getting as close to the subject as possible but I can't get the background to become out of focus. If anything when I take the shot the main subject is also out of focus? I don't have a tripod so I'm having to hold the camera and I also have the stability (if that's what it's called) turned on.
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If you have a compact then there is your issue. To get any kind of noticeable background blur on a compact you have to zoom in quite a bit and even then be practically up your subject's nose. The reason background blur is so hard to attain on compacts is because the Depth of Field is huge, due to the cameras using such tiny sensors and very very short focal lengths. I don't even fully understand it myself but the fact of the matter is it means you struggle to get background blur.

EDIT: Reading the thread properly (duh!) you do indeed have a compact, so there is your reason. Get in close - even closer - and use that zoom.
 
The S8000 is a bridge camera, is that classed as a compact?

jgs001 said:
I think you're best bet is probably to start a new thread and post a couple of example pics. It may be that your subject is inside the minimum focus distance of the lens, or the shutter speed is too slow... but we'll need to see the shot and the details.
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Thanks I'll sort some shots out and start a new thread.
 
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