does depth of field mean only a certain portion of the picture is in focus (Musti's face in this case), an everything else is out of focus?
Basically, yes. And apart from in macro mode, this is something that's rather difficult to achieve with compact cameras, due to the tiny sensors they have... but it's very nice whenever you want to "isolate the subject" (portraits, details, etc) and leave the background all blurry. The more wide open the aperture (the smaller the f/ number), the narrower the depth of field becomes, i.e. the less will be in focus.
I have some things I need to sell on ebay, but I can't get around to doing it.
It does seem like a lot more hassle. Not that I know... what with having PayPal function only one way here, and no other payment methods being either quick or cheap, I haven't really even been tempted to look into it.
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Basically, yes. And apart from in macro mode, this is something that's rather difficult to achieve with compact cameras, due to the tiny sensors they have... but it's very nice whenever you want to "isolate the subject" (portraits, details, etc) and leave the background all blurry. The more wide open the aperture (the smaller the f/ number), the narrower the depth of field becomes, i.e. the less will be in focus.
I have some things I need to sell on ebay, but I can't get around to doing it.
It does seem like a lot more hassle. Not that I know... what with having PayPal function only one way here, and no other payment methods being either quick or cheap, I haven't really even been tempted to look into it.