Other Special-purpose Recording Features
- Q3
- What can I do with the Art Shot?
- A3
- A variety of artistic effects help to make even common, ordinary subjects become more novel and exciting.
Art Shot types and what they do are shown in the table below.
You can record a movie by simply pressing the movie button.
To shoot with Art Shot, select one of scenes described below.Scene Description Adjustment HDR Art Applies HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography to transform snapshots and movies into works of art that provide a greater degree of expression than conventional imaging. Effect level Toy Camera Darkens the periphery and changes hues for a toy camera effect.Hue Soft Focus Blurs overall focus for a mysteriously soft effect. Effect level Light Tone Weakens contrast to create an elegantly subdued effect. Hue Pop Strengthens saturation for richer colors. Effect level Sepia Sepia colors are used to create a retro effect. Effect level Monochrome Enhances contrast to create a grainy print effect. Effect level Miniature Blurs some of the focus to make the image look like a miniature. Focus area Fisheye Humorous effect that looks like it was shot with a fisheye lens. Effect level Sparkling Shot Softens the overall image and adds points of light for a sparkle effect. Effect type
NOTE
• Depending on the ART SHOT scenes, some of the items on the menu that appears may not be usable.
• With this ART SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes off.
• Movie recording is disabled while "Sparkling Shot" is selected.
• With HDR Art Movie, the “Movie Quality” setting can be either “HD” or “STD” only. When any “Movie Quality” setting other than “STD” is selected in another mode, the “HD” setting is used when shooting with HDR Art Movie.
• When using "HDR Art" for movie recording, the intensity of the art effect is fixed in accordance with movie settings.