Canon EOS 70D For Dummies

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Manipulating Focus and Color

In This Chapter

Controlling the camera’s focusing performance

Sorting through autofocusing options

Understanding focal length and depth of field

Exploring white balance and Picture Styles

To many people, the word focus has just one interpretation when applied to a photograph: Either the subject is in focus or it’s blurry. But an artful photographer knows that there’s more to focus than simply getting a sharp image of a subject. You also need to consider depth of field, which is the distance over which focus appears acceptably sharp. This chapter explains all the ways to control depth of field and also discusses how to use your camera’s advanced autofocus options.

In addition, this chapter dives into the topic of color, explaining White Balance, a feature that compensates for the varying color casts created by different light sources, and Picture Styles, which affect image sharpness and contrast as well as color.

Note: Focusing information in this ...