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- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights
• Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may
not be obtained with [
Fluorescent] or [
Fluorescent H]. If the color
looks unnatural, select [
Automatic] or [
Custom WB].
Image Effects
You can use the image effects to change the color saturation and con-
trast to record movies and photos with special color effects.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro-
grams.
Options
(
Default value)
[
Image Effect Off]
Desired option*
* When you select [
Custom Effect], do not press
and continue instead
with the following procedure.
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[
Image Effect Off]
Records with no image enhancing effects.
[
Vivid]
Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation.
[
Neutral]
Tones down the contrast and color saturation.
[
Low Sharpening]
Records subjects with softened outlines.
[
Soft Skin Detail]
Softens the details in the skin tone area for a
more complimentary appearance. To obtain the best effect, use
this setting when recording a person in close-up. Note that areas
similar to the skin color may lack in detail.
[
Custom Effect]
Allows you to adjust the color depth, bright-
ness, contrast, and sharpness of the image.
[Color Depth]:
(–) Shallower colors, (+) Richer color tonality
[Brightness]:
(–) Darker picture, (+) Brighter picture
[Contrast]:
(–) Flatter picture, (+) More defined light and shade
[Sharpness]:
(–) Vaguer outlines, (+) Sharper outlines
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