Does anyone have the canon powershot SD890 SI camera ??

Question

Okay well i was wondering if it was possible to take a picture of someone with them being super clear & the background being blurry.

i checked the book but i didn't understand & it mixed me all up.

Does anyone know how to do this effect: http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8171/bluryybgmz6.jpg

with this camera: http://www.canon.ca/english/index-products.asp?lng=en&prodid=1314&sgid=23&gid=2&ovr=1

PLEASE HELP!!

Answer 1

This is generally done with a very large aperture (small f-stop number).

According to dpreview.com, there's no aperture priority setting on that camera, making the idea of setting your own aperture to be right out the window.  If it has a portrait mode (usually looks like a face in profile or something), try that.