I have tried lowering the aperture to 2.8 and adjusting the shutter for correct exposure but I cannot match the focus in the foreground and blur the back ground like my 35mm slr will. What am I doing wrong or is it not possible. Note I am not shooting macro shots.
For an example, I tried focusing on a tree that was about 5 feet away whit the hopes of blurring out the houses in the back ground. But every setting keeps the houses focused quite well.