The Diorama Art Filter mode in Olympus cameras gives an interesting fast-forward effect, like those you see in documentaries where a flower blooms from bud to full-bloom in seconds, or of clouds racing across the sky.
I shot the video below using the Olympus XZ-1 compact digital camera, shooting it as an HD movie while in Diorama mode.
The Diorama mode is one of six Art Filters included in the camera to add special effects in-camera to photos taken. The Diorama mode imposes an extremely shallow depth of field to simulate photos taken of miniature models.
In newer Olympus cameras, these Art Filters can also be used when shooting videos, although the frame rate or size might be different from the basic normal movie shooting mode.
In the video below, you can see only part of the track is in focus while the rest are blurred. Also, although the snippet is only 12 sec long, the actual sequence lasted more than half a minute.
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[…] In Singapore, the Olympus XZ-1 is available at a suggested retail price of S$748 (incl GST & bundled with a 8GB SD Card). Listed here are some earlier write-ups on the Olympus XZ-1: Photo review | Full review | Specs | Selling points | Diorama movie […]