Cyber-shot™ Digital Camera - Digital Still Camera

Take perfect portraits with Background Defocus

An attractive, natural-looking background blur is one of the hallmarks of professional level DSLR photography. Now you can add this feature to your photos and create perfect compositions without the need for expensive lenses or complicated camera settings. Just choose from three levels of background blur – your camera will automatically do the rest.

How Background Defocus works

When the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes two consecutive shots and detects the relative distance between the foreground subject and other elements. Then, the camera processes this data to create clearly focused subject and beautifully blurred surrounding areas.

Step 1

The camera takes two consecutive shots with different focus positions, using high-speed continuous shooting technology.

Step 2

The camera compares two images to measure the distance between the foreground subject (in-focus) and other elements.

Step 3

Making use of this measurement data, a blurring effect is applied to all areas other than the main subject.