REC Mode/Recording Techniques
- Q18
- What can I do with the Art Shot?
- A18
- 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.Scene Description Toy Camera Dark edges and altered hues make images look like they were shot by a toy camera.Soft Focus Overall blurring for a soft and romantic effect. Light Tone Weakened contrast for a feeling of airy refinemaet Pop Enhanced saturqation makes colors stand out in with rich clarify. Sepia Sepia tones create a decidedly retro look. Monochrome All of the strong contrast and graininess of a black and white print. Miniature Partial blurring makes scenes look like they are from of a miniature world. Fisheye A fisheye lens effect can be used to create a variety of humorous images. Crustal Ball Creates a mysterious effect by placing the image in a bubble floating in midair. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
2. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select the top Control Panel option (Recording mode).
3. Use the <left> and <right keys to select “ART” (ART SHOT), and then press [SET].
4. Use the <up>, <down>, <left>, and <right> keys to move the boundary to the scene you want to select.
• To find out more about a scene, select it on the scene selection screen, and then press [MENU].
5. Press [SET] to configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene.
This returns to the REC mode.
• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different scene.
• To select a different ART SHOT scene, repeat the above procedure from step 1.
6. Press the shutter button to shoot.
NOTE
• Movie recording is disabled while “ART SHOT” is selected.
• The ART SHOT cannot be used together with the following features.
CS, Make-up, Color Filter
• Face detection can be used only while one of the ART SHOT scenes below is selected.
Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone
• "Crystal ball" is a registered trademark of experimental photographer Zenji Uehara.