Applying Special Effects

Still Images

Movies

Shots Resembling Miniature Models (Miniature Effect)

Creates the effect of a miniature model, by blurring image areas above and below your selected area.

You can also make movies that look like scenes in miniature models by choosing the playback speed before the movie is recorded. People and objects in the scene will move quickly during playback. Note that sound is not recorded.

Choose .

zFollow steps 1 – 2 on p. 78 and choose . XA white frame is displayed, indicating the

image area that will not be blurred.

Choose the area to keep in focus.

zPress the pbutton.

zMove the zoom lever to resize the frame, and press the opbuttons to move it.

For movies, choose the movie playback speed.

zPress the nbutton, and then press the qr buttons to choose the speed.

Return to the shooting screen and shoot.

zPress the nbutton to return to the shooting screen, and then shoot.

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