v Applying Creative Filters98 X Fish-eye effectGives the effect of a fish-eye lens. The image will have a barrel-typedistortion.Depending on the level of this filter effect, the area trimmed along theperiphery of the image changes. Also, since this filter expands thecenter part of the image, the resolution at the center may decreasedepending on the number of recorded pixels. Check the image on thescreen when setting this filter. The AF point will be fixed at center. H Toy camera effectDarkens the photo’s corners and applies a color tone that makes itlook as if it was shot by a toy camera. You can change the color castby adjusting the color tone. c Miniature effectCreates a diorama effect.During Live View shooting, you can change where the image lookssharp. In step 5, if you press the <u> button (or tap [T] on thebottom right of the screen), you can switch between the whiteframe’s vertical and horizontal orientations. The camera focuses onthe center of the white frame.During viewfinder shooting, aim the center AF point over the subjectand shoot. Z Water painting effectMakes the photo look like a watercolor painting with soft colors. Youcan control the color density by adjusting the filter effect. Note thatnight scenes or dark scenes may not be rendered with a smoothgradation and may look irregular or have significant noise. A HDR art standardClipped highlights and shadows will be reduced. The contrast will belower, and the gradation flatter to have the picture look like apainting. The subject outlines will have bright (or dark) edges.For <A> <B> <C> <D>, clipped highlights and shadows will bereduced for a high dynamic range of tones even with high-contrast scenes.Three images of different exposures are captured continuously foreach shot and merged into a single image. See the cautions on page 99.
