We love using the Z 7 to photograph the sparkling lights with a soft bokeh effect during the holiday season. To create this dreamy effect in your photographs, try shooting with the lens wide open using the lowest aperture number available in Aperture Priority or Manual mode. Then, get very close to your subject. This combination of wide aperture and distance from subject to background make for shallower depth of field, creating the soft and out of focus area. How are you photographing the holidays?