Canon PowerShot Superzoom Background Blur
How to Create Pleasing Background Blur with a Canon PowerShot Superzoom Camera Learn how to create pleasing background blur with Canon PowerShot superzoom cameras using extreme telephoto reach, subject distance and composition. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, SX50 HS, SX60 HS and SX70 HS Yellow rose photographed with the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, demonstrating how long telephoto framing can simplify a natural background. Durbanville, Cape Town. This article is based on practical photographic experience with the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS and SX50 HS, including the four accompanying photographs made with these cameras. The examples demonstrate how extreme telephoto framing—approximately 840mm equivalent with the SX40 HS and 1200mm equivalent with the SX50 HS—can be used to simplify backgrounds and create pleasing subject separation. Rather than treating background blur as an aperture-only phenomenon, the approach considers focal length, subject distance, background distance, composition and light ...