Miniature Effect Movies

By blurring image areas outside a selected area, you can record movies with a miniature model effect applied. You can also choose a playback speed before recording to create movies that resemble miniature scenes with people and objects moving in fast motion. Note that sound is not recorded.

  1. Select [Miniature effect movie (off)].

    • Press the Quick Control/Set button button, and on the Quick Control screen, select [Miniature effect movie (off)].
    • Select [Miniature effect movie (5x)], [Miniature effect movie (10x)], or [Miniature effect movie (20x)] as the playback speed.
  2. Move the scene frame.

    • Use the scene frame to set an area that will look sharp.
    • Press the AF point selection button to enable movement of the scene frame, which turns orange.
    • To switch the scene frame orientation, use the Left keyRight key keys when it is in horizontal orientation or the Up keyDown key keys when it is in vertical orientation.
    • To move a horizontal scene frame, press the Up keyDown key keys, and to move a vertical scene frame, press the Left keyRight key keys.
    • To center the scene frame again, press the INFO button.
    • To confirm the position of the scene frame, press the Quick Control/Set button button. Next, set the AF point.
  3. Move the AF point.

    • The AF point turns orange and can be moved.
    • Press the Up keyDown keyLeft keyRight key keys to move the AF point to the position to focus on.
    • Aligning the AF point and scene frame is recommended.
    • To return the AF point to the center of the screen, press the INFO button.
    • To confirm the position of the AF point, press the Quick Control/Set button button.
  4. Record the movie.

    • Press the movie shooting button.

Speed and playback time (for a 1-minute movie)

Speed Playback Time
5× (miniature effect movie) Approx. 12 sec.
10× (miniature effect movie) Approx. 6 sec.
20× (miniature effect movie) Approx. 3 sec.

Caution

  • To make people and objects in the scene move quickly during playback, select [Miniature effect movie (5x)], [Miniature effect movie (10x)], or [Miniature effect movie (20x)] before recording the movie. Movies will resemble scenes in a miniature model.
  • Sound is not recorded.