Canon EOS Rebel T6i EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Lens Kit Instruction Manual - Page 74

C Creative Auto Shooting (2) Ambience-based shots • You can select and shoot with the ambience you want to convey in your images. • Press the keys to select the ambience. For details, see page 90. (3) Background blur • If [OFF] is set, the degree of background blur will change depending on the brightness. • If it is set to any setting other than [OFF], you can adjust the background blur regardless of the brightness. • If you turn the dial to move the cursor to the right, the background will look sharper. • Turning the dial to move the cursor to the left will blur the subject's background. Note that depending on the lens's maximum aperture (smallest f/number), certain slider adjustments may not be selectable. • If you use Live View shooting, you can see how the image is blurred in front of and behind the point of focus. When you turn the dial, [Simulating blur] will be displayed on the LCD monitor. • If you want to blur the background, see "Shooting Portraits" on page 76. • Depending on the lens and shooting conditions, the background may not look so blurred. • This function cannot be set if you use flash. If has been set and you set background blur, will be set automatically.  If [Simulating blur] is effective during Live View shooting, the image displayed with (p.194) blinking may have more noise than the actual image being recorded, or it may look dark.  You cannot set both (1) Extra Effect Shot and (2) Ambience-based shots at the same time.  You cannot set both (1) Extra Effect Shot and (3) Background blur at the same time. 74