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Originally Posted by Britster  YES! That's what I've ALWAYS wanted sooo bad.
It was just in Auto mode! 
I have so much more to learn about aperture and all that. So, the lower the aperture the better? |
A "low aperture number" - say, 1.8 for example - would be WIDE open, so the only thing in focus will be that which you're focusing on. You can open up to even 4+ and still get good bokeh. Wide Aps are also good for low light, bc they let a LOT of light in - so hopefully you can avoid using flash (on-board flashes are kinda icky). So, if you shoot in Aperture Priority - YOU choose the aperture, shutter is chosen automatically.
I don't know if this can be used w/ canons, but a great off-board flash is the SB-400; it is cheap, AND it has tilt - so NO MORE pointing flash directly at subject - you would then have "bounce" instead. Very nice.