s1sI focal question

[tracy]

hi....i am just wondering if the focal length of the new s1sI will throw the back ground of a photo out of focus or is it only with a slr camera ? i like the new camera and was thinking of buying one. thank you for your input....

[DocFrankenstein]

Depends on what you're shooting and if you want the background to be blurred

[jpmccormac]

The S1 does a pretty good job of producing shallow depth of field, especially at the longer end of the zoom range. Take a look at the first two images of butterflies in my gallery here:
http://www.pbase.com/jpmccormac/s1

I haven't tried any portraits with the S1 yet, but will give it a try soon and report back.