U Applying Creative Filters236Grainy B/WCreates a grainy black-and-white photo. You can change the black-and-white effect by adjusting the contrast.Soft focusGives the image a soft look. You can change the degree of softnessby adjusting the blur.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 alongthe periphery of the image changes. Also, since this filter effect willmagnify the image center, the apparent resolution at the center maydegrade depending on the number of recorded pixels. Set the filtereffect in step 4 while checking the resulting image.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.Miniature effectCreates a diorama effect. You can change where the image lookssharp. In step 4 on page 234, if you press the <B> button, youcan switch between the white frame’s vertical and horizontalorientations.Creative Filter CharacteristicsCOPY