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Now, with new lenses, the optical aberrations are at ‘minimum, but what if you wanted to capture that Vintage soft focus effect? Well that's easy with the power of Photoshop. When taking photos to use for the soft focus effect, its always best to aim for the sharpest image possible. That way you wil til have a nice sharp image should you decide not to add the soft focus effect. Wel be using simple biuring techniques combined with layer masks to create the effect and we wil also add some textures into the mix. Once finished, itis definitly worth cleaning up the ‘masks using the Brush tol. 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This provides a base colour and servesasa way tornake selections laterWe'd love to see your compositions Tweet us @pshopcreative Airbrush shadow layers (OQ tazscsninesstetatse otoulayers Useasofe ected abreshand butte darares up soy Reduce jer epost if reeded sbete to Create ull shadow yersrather han tryngtodotoomuchona sre ayer St thoseloyerstoMutipy tne Lajers palette TS, Pe ES Add highlightlayers [2 Temagenowsetshintt oer, ‘Thesameprineplesusedin the shadowlayers should be used here, This imagehas warm brighter ight coming from the rght, butasoacoolblue-grey it ccomingfrom the overcast sky above. Layer mask shadows 10 Sarattestacowloeswth er masks Witha shadow ayer selected, scrolldown and CmelC-cickon thelayer thumbnail. This wil akea selection Cick onthe layermask button tomaskthe shadow. The layer maskcan be further refed by paintingdrecty onit Overlay metallic textures [3 Sorjendpatetenselnersonto yourimage. Try settrgthemto Overlay or Multiply blend modes. Play with copzcties. Gvethem ther oanlayer masks ‘anduse these tosoften trations Use EstsTransform>harp tohelp shape ther. Composite images The tricks to making separate images work as a seamless whole The frontandnosehave beengiven themost scratches Where possible these textureshave been warped to follow theform. Objectsn the background. havebeen dustedwith colourssampied rom theskyandapplied witha lowopacity airbrush This pushes them back “These areas oftext hhavebeen treated smuchthe same asthe ‘metalictontures used ‘throughouttheimage. 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Alayermaskcanthon Dbeusedtoselectivelypainen theneatedae Thomegashuttielandingis themainfocusofthisimage ‘Theforegroundplatform oe anatgueshovebeentontin |) Shadow contrast wth the lighter desertbackgroundand |) other vessels Photoshop Creative 3940 Selection tools If you want to remove, replace or selectively edit part of your Photoshop artwork, then these are the tools for you lecton tol tow yours sect Geer ots Con sts this Cry tet tess yon a Tay pete act wih isroets ot ae the Reerrod Epa rr ood hen sor sors e bi tay cont wrt et Prteshops ena my uh tet se ey mach stp Seclyereyouwor tema THE RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOL Alongwithitsabingthe Eliptical Marquee the Rectangular Marquee 1ef Photoshop's most basic selection tools andi’s one the jthasimple shape-based .stpickthe tool, dragit over the image are cursor over the selection and dragifyou soveit,andhey presto! Despite ts simplicity, the sstileminently useful -tryitwith the ommandtocreate a vgnette around your photos, THE MAGIC WAND TOOL hen it was fist introduced, the Mage Wand wasa revolutionary methodof selecting parts of an image as itautornaticaly selected areas of the same colour tone, However, italsohas.afew tle quirks ildy than itshould be Happily these can be ne Tolerance value: o use, especial f youre working itustration Selectoinverse adcressed by lowerin the tool A lower Tolerance for cfferentiation between shades and tones will make the Mage Wand machmore precise. Usingthe Contiguous or ample AlLayers settings wil enable tto select more pcelsin your image, notjust those that are next toeachotheroron thesame layer - handy fyouwantto replace with green, for example, THE MAGNETICLASSO TOOL The Magnetic Lasso toolallows youtoselect similar areasof an rage simply by daggr¢over them features edge detacton technology - which iterally means thatitdetects the edges of the area youwantto selectal by itself This makes texcellent for theredareasinanimage Forsimpleselectionson Smploshapes safest {ebestnaecangor selectingand edktingfacesin portraits, or any other image where yo have aclear delineation between the area youwant toselectand th restof the image. makes short werk of cleary markediout complex selections ike complicated shapes, patterns or designs, and tisals ‘excelent for apphinggradients or effects over prevousy. areas Defintely one to explo THE QUICK SELECTION TOOL .estand easiest to use of Photoshop's selection tools the lectiontoolselects areas based on both colour andtexture. I's great for solatinga singe sub ing Copy: pastingor dupicatngittoalayer at Of creative effects, Dontttry to grab bigswatches of anareaatatime, though or youwilconfuse the clever but scatty Quick Select Instead, make your selection inlots of tle, nudgingrmouse movements toer THE PEN TOOL The most time-consuming ofselection toolstousebut a most. pert thats. Use the Pen tooltocreate path around the area you wantto: ‘osubsttutefor time and patience here; youTineedtolab pe you want cick by tiny cick Onc adda layer mask. 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Once you've finished ‘making your edits, you can then load the full editing interface to make more creative adjustments to your image ‘Camera Raw is designed to edit RAW files right out of camera, RAW files are preferable ‘over JPEGs when editing as they are Uncompressed, hich means they retain much ‘more information, so you can make multiple adjustments without permanently affecting the ‘original image qualty or size. In this tutorial well show you how to enhance a RAW image file using Photoshop's Camera Raw pluginTutorial Fix photos in Camera Raw Load Camera Raw Correct white balance Enhance exposure Q)] Seer BAvsartmagsard 0) Youcancarectcaou casts Q)3 Mestetssirtvaner or ciragitoverthe Photoshop icon. 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Photoshop CreativeDid you try this vintage tutorial? y yeet us @PshopCreative fail, tonglarMorquee _ Imageoutline andcickandctegfomousde 1 /} “GotoSeecbAlandth ed frameandloadit the frame layer to Overlay and ‘canvas to include the mage f o st the Opacity levelto50% Resize and t010px Coloras White, Location as ns otate the frame to ft around the mage Opacity Repeat this but choose (maou), jth 2pxand Color as Black ae Addsomenoise Finishing layer 1 Goto Filter>Noise>Add Noise, Set Amount: 0.7%, 6 Dewexson UrtormandcickOk Thetragewihave 15, CattlaeoNewLajeseletine ctu whtefrom hepa paletteand filthe new layer with that colour using the Paint Bucket some fine grain which provides a vintage quality To reduce o (@) Reduce the Opacity to around 5% with Flow sett 14%. ¢elminate nose, simply paint careful using the Eraser tol What you'll learn Vintage stylings Transform an ordinary photo into an example of pin-up perfection ARTISTIC EFFECTS BRIGHTNESS/ TheCutoutfiter ‘CONTRAST simplifies cloursand Boostingthe contrastand etaiswhenappliedto reducingbnightnesscan realy lnimageinPhotoshop. ‘accentuate the shadowsand highlights onamodel GRUNGE TEXTURES ‘SPOT HEALING Applyinga distressed Itsessentiltoctiminateatl =| texturesetto Overay Unwanted blemishesand really provides finishing artefctsfromanimageas touchwhencreatings thoveryfiststepduringthe |) retro-vintage porta, editing process. oO Photoshop Creative 65eed + Based on 12-sue subscription price ve 13 fesues of ewstand at $15.50 which $201.50 Bo kts Ea gaa www.imaginesubs.co.uk/pcr + Subscribe today and pay just $120 for 13 issues” * Get each issue for as little as $9.23 per copy + Overall a 40% saving against purchasing on the newsstand ~ «Receive the mag before it appears in the shops * Money-back guarantee on any unmailed issues tin. Tot 10th ee rng tay hone tema ic of 15.6 for 9 es bing $2015, ‘ype ct fer to one pr house A eg ect sd and quote the offer code USA BCVA EY e-y AThe easy way to learn Adobe Photoshop Photoshop fiyfor beg beginners Simple —_ For lial & aiden Element DISPLACE (a eo pee ry had aera Cer Rei hu derli sanyoPhotoshop for Beginners The Recompose tool Reduce the distance between objects using Photoshop Elements’ Recompose tool This a tool that doesnt get the attention it should ts purpose isto bring subjects Seuena unos TheRecomposetols Tonanivc britsbet changing ther acta se or corey spd bulsbet shape. Tiss done by Stace ofcompleated recogisng areas animage of [peta suchastheshy. similar pivels, such as.a be sky or the rough surface of tarmac, and shrinking them down. The ‘main subjects that have more Vatiation and regular shapes are unaffected, and so wil remain exactly as they ar. The Recompose too! has ‘been around in Elements for a few versions now, but has gone Under the radar. The tool can be found at the bottom af the Tools panel, sof you're using Elements 12 look within the “Modi section to find it (ts icon hhas a cog symbol over a square) This is quite a powerful tool in terms of what it can do for an Image, but the qualty ofthe results can vary greatly’ all down tothe image and type of ‘composition you're dealing with Following these steps wil get you started withthe Recompose tool on your own images. “Thecrignalimagehasgreat ia ‘edith the Recomposetoo. 68 Photoshop creativeA Quick resize se the transformation boxes to recompose the image — As if by magic! : 7 Duplicate background Q2 mew ae ‘straight to the Resize to fit (1 Renate uste vew xactyrow te Recompose toot eight boxes wil (03 Mevgone ote come bees mars tool has changed the subjects, ‘appear around the edges of your image. Drag toadantthe height and width of the Adjst Lighting Soften the edges wood texture. Goto Winow=inages> | harshafrences intone, sotobaepthe wh Fitr>Noise>Medan set 2¢10-209%. Tie a drag the wood on topo the rose. ‘deplacementemooth andreas tA Then gotoFite>Blr>Gaussian Blurand set Close the wood mage. otoFiterDistor> | lureanbeappedtocreaogracins to3-7px. Save this as a new PSD, naming it Displace. Put 90 for both values and hit OK. end smoother transitions. ferent and then coset. Navigate to you rose PSD fe and ht Open Add a layer mask Blend the layers The wood texture vllbe warped around a vague rose shape Te make the shape more reals, set the wood texture ayer to Aa layer mask using the cle sie the rectangle ton Fil vera. ou can see the detas beter, but the wood has the mask with ack, andthen select the Brush fool), Begn to paint turned pink Select te ose layer and go to Layer>New Fl Layer, and inwhite where you want the wood layer to be visible onthe rose image. pick agrey/brown colour. Set the blend mode of this layer to Color. 2) Sas i Create realism Retrieve contrast oO Fin the layer mask as with the wood texture so the colour only Press Dto default the colour swatches, click onthe Levels fects the rose. Due to blending, some ofthe contrast might ‘mask ad ht Cmd/CtrleBackspace tof with black. On the ayer =>) become lost, To gett back, use a Levels adustment. Goto Layer-New mask, use a small, soft white brush to paint verthe shadows to Adjustment Layer>Levels, enhance them. Repeat withthe highlights and a new Levels adjustment. [ Photoshop Creative 71TECHNIQUE Displace a oe ay, Add your logo or a cool graphic to anything! AAS long as you have a shape with Vatied contours, you can displace it The displace technique is great for adding logos to tshirts or bags, ‘or even adding tattoos onto a photo ofa person. Using the same simple steps all you need isa ‘map, a base image and an image ‘or graphic to displace. YOURLOGO HERE aaaiysApupe rocket wna yourogo iste npr Create your PSD ()]. este te age ot eg. Ineease contrat using Levels. The bag biends better whens bred sity, 99 soften the edges th FiterNolse>Medan Set to10-20pe Then FiterBur>Gaussion Bur witha Rad of37px. Save tis a new PSO. polit hencciedetinaltas a Add the graphic Displace Restore colour (2 Beenie oalrecuctimageand (> wihthe anita sete. app | Bezausect he end made most of 02 jorrerapne eon rogs Use the Dspace iter anderter a idle the exlour vac let To combat tis, B WindowsimageseTie and dragthe graphic value of around 25 in both boxes. Navigate to duplicate the graphic layer and set the blend [D) stothe podiet Adda nermaskand fikin your PSD fle and open Sethe bend mode mode to Linea Bur, This shoul restore black. Paintin white over the areas you want to Overlayin order to get some ofthe bag’s colour not, cyte through other blend O toreveat texture back. ‘modes until you get your desire effect. 72 Photoshop CreativeDisplace text over cloth See how easy itis to work with complex textures and displacements in Elements ‘The great thing about using Displace i that even when ny yout working witha really complicated base image, Photoshop does all the work by using the PSD fle to work ou the contours, 50's really e239 to do. Let's add a printed text effect to some rumpled fabric and create ‘a completely realistic look using blend modes to enhance the ‘depth of shadows and the look ‘of real printed cloth sai - 7 Add realism Create a displace file Apply the object (03 Te tnagete tres bt werent to (1 Desetustetebaseimage cease (7) penthe mage to ae te shape on acd back some shape, Open the brightness using Levels (Cma/Cti+L) to. GotoFiter>Distort>Displace. In shape layer, and go to Window>images>Tie. by dragging the siders towards each other. Go the dialog box, set the Horizontal and Verical__Dragthe shape layer tothe top of the toFiters>Gaussian Blurand set Radius to scales to15:35 and hit OK. Navigate toyour distorted image and set its blend mode to 3 7px Save asa PSD le and close saved PSD image and select it "Muti. Also play withthe other blend modes. Tomatea “Thisisthe ayer we wantto splacementfie, putournen mageonto:t ‘create blac-and- Containsallotthe lumps. white high-contrast andbums. Yersionoftheimage, ‘Tedisplacomonteffoct Elements uses thefileto isaddedtoanewimage. ‘stort thelayer making laments ildstor the inlookieit moves with texturebasedonthe the contours the displacement file thatis Dackgroundimage: beingused Photoshop Creative 73‘ZOOMBURST EFFECT [Addasenseofdynanismto Zoom Bursteffect. FOCAL POINT Ihiseasytosolectthe remaininfocus. elie Add movement to your images Guided edits are basicaly programmed effects that ‘central subject, but wl aso enhance the sense of provide the controls needed for adapting them around movement and make the image pop into Ife. any image. There are loads to choose from, and they're ___-Movinginto the Editor afterwards also means that we ‘organised by categories such as Touchups, Photo Effects can futher adapt the Guided effect to improve the final and Photo Play. n version 12 of Photoshop Elements, image. By cling upon adjustments and enhancements there's the addltion ofa Zoom Burst Effect. Tis helps us found inside the Editor section, we can bring details back imitate a stye of imagery created when a camera's lens in areas which might have been ast during the Guided is sharply moved in or out, to make a blury barrel editing. You can load up the start image we used, or try Shadows/elghts. In want tokeep infocus. Draw multiple ines layers vise tothe ight ofthe mage. Reduce the dal box, reduce Ughten Shadows 00% Untthe sbjectiscompletelyin focus andthe Opacity ofthe top ayer down to BO%to._ (Elements automaticaly compensates for everything esis bured. Press Cm/Cr2to reduce the Duriness, Depending onyou dark mages), and cease Mone Contrast continual undo any mistakes in the process. image, you may want to keep ths set at 100%, to 470-B0% to boost the image Ata glance Using a Guided edit to improve a shot ‘CROP TOSIZE therain subjeciset centrally ereppedthen theres areainekthat thiseffectmightiook outofplace. Ssuchasthe Zoom Burstertect. wil alwaysupdate theimageinthe INSTANT EFFECTS ‘centralpreview Blurisaddedusingthe [Ade Zoom Burst button. This applesaninstant lensblureffecttothe image, makingit appear tobemovingauichy Photoshop Creative Js) 75Photoshop for Beginners Cerrina) (ae Get to grips with bal Elements’ Organizer Learn more about Elements’ own organising program Despite the fact that the Organizer is flagged ‘upon the entry screen for Elements 12, the ‘ever so-useful tools often overlooked fr the ‘more complex Editor companion. Yet there ‘are many helpful things inside the Organizer \which wil uitimately assist you when you {come to work with your images in the Editor. ‘The Organizer is handy for importing images from your camera, reading your memory card {ster external devices You can fd ot how to import images in the folowing tutorial. © Frombere, t makes browsing trough your Images quick and easy, offering a great © Bridge: style viewing platform for your mages. 76 Photoshop Creative ‘Something that’s also regularly overlooked isthe Organizers range of powerful editing tools. Within the Organizer you can apply a numberof different edits, using the Smart Fixes, Red-Eye Removal tool and Sharpness ‘and Color sliders. Sometimes this could be all you need to fix an image. From there, though, if the Organizers editing ‘options aren't enough, you can open images into the Editor section of Elements, and carry ‘on working on your image seamless. t's all really simple, and you'l probably be wondering, why you'd never thought to utilise the Organizer more. Standout feature Find previous versions ‘Thogreat thing about the Organizeris thatitsaves your edits as separate file, butit ais enables youto access ‘older versions of your photosina quick ‘andeasy way. inthe Media Libraryto therightof yourphotoisasmalline twith an arrow next tort Cckonthis ‘and youlibeableto see allvariants of the photo that youhave edited wth the Organizer. Youcan then select these Versions toedittheminsteadof theImport with Organizer Load your files into Photoshop using the Organizer hea cee eeceecrsmmromanummge tani Sietichosscaurnnoetreessndotenne westecsanbe {there with minimal effort. You can import your photos from anywhere and tag, ‘the people, places and events to your mages to make them easier to find Sees | BB smme ‘Youcanimport your photos fromarange fsourcesincuding camera.computer ceasytoverwinthe sroling listthatshows up once you hhaveimported ther Tosidthe ortingofyourimages you canaddpeople,placesandevents to thew information Import settings = (02. Rate ston sown menu seet ~ ‘your device. Then adjust the options Et voila! frase (1 Recransiefacewteatybe asperyoureauemert Wucana ck (2 Aaltagstopeneandactoacent; An empty interface blank. Inthe top lefthand corner, cick Automatic Download so the next time you ‘each of your photos. Click on the Import, and select which device you would ike connect your camera it will automatically corresponding button in the interface to set tolmport your photos fom, Make sure your compete the command Advanced Dialog them. Add your information and agtbe| >) cameras connected, your SD cardisin the enables youto select exacty which pictures corresponding photos into the Meda Bin. Click sot, and choose From Camera or CardReader. to import. Done and your Event willbe saved. 0 Photoshop Creative 77Photoshop for Beginners Edit in Organizer Apply simple edits without having to open the Editor Yourayret have noon tis Defoe bu Organcer has ts own Setot cig tous. They ae he rest smpl ones hat feature Clement tor Escetay he Onganterisusedte comet colors eharena sc x ot images tothe right size. Here we show you how. Instant fixes (1. oaenters start ets ar exsy'o find: there's a button atthe bottom marked instant Fix Ck ths andthe sidebar wil show several editing options including Crop, Contrast and Smart FX. Use the tole inthe bottom sebar to 200m in if i= a a Levels We have used the Levels option rather image. Ths has added a blue tin to the oto. The aim ofthe Levels Instant Fis to CO improve the tonal range ofthe photo. 78 Photoshop Creative Yourimagesareshown here, neatly organised into ther own folders. Contrast correction (2. Estate orancerissimleht cick onthe option you wish to choose {and the software will autoix your photo, and ‘then save an edited version to your computer. Fixing the contrast wil mprove the lighting of your picture without losing any of the colours. am = ‘Smart Fix 05 Bieter snr Ft, Organizer wil improve shadows, highlights and colours of your image in one go. It produces differen results to both the Color ‘and Contrast tools. The final thing you want to dois Sharpen Crop contrast colour levels andothor edtingtoolscanbe found wath the Organizer. Colour control 1. The Color option takes things further and improves both the contrast and the colour balance. improves the richness of colours, and brings out more deta inthe image by making a dull mage brighter. tums down the contrast if an image i too bright. ut = WW a ‘Sharpen OG Stekenstarpenteennanc tne details ofyour image, ving detals a crisper feel. Sometimes you might fee as if the image doesn't need to be sharpened, so you can leave this out ofthe etsGUIDED EDITS FolowtheGuided Ya ccitsandcfckyour ‘wayto perfection, TECHNIQUE 3 Once you've done all you can in Organizer, take your image into Elements’ Editor ‘though Organizers ul of many ite known tals, t does have ts tits, but that's okay because you've got Elements Edtor to play with. tis quick and simple to open your images ito the Editor straight fom Organizer, without even having to ext the program. o> Open in Editor (0) Sector imase inthe Media brary and clk on te Editor button (the last contin onthe rg. Your picture wil then ‘open in the Editor. et highight the photo as Eatin Progress andlockit. Adjust to suit (A, Tote stonso our ng Having the Before and Atte displayed next to each other makes It easy to see the ditference, Here we have set the Brightness to '57 and the Contrast to 100 to make the colours in the image pop. Click Done and save your image. BETTER COLOUR Makeuseofthe Editors Superior colour controls for imagesthatsing. Open Guided mode (2. aopenthe cuced mode ot ements, click the button atthe top. We have ‘chosen to show the before and ater ofthe image inthe top too bar so we can see the ‘changes we make, Add an effect (93 ntisinsance, we wifoxs on Brightness and Contrast Cick onthe Brightness and Contrast option inthe sidebar and settings will appear. Se = Tecuiseumege a — Srabinyoutocompare = before and-afterin thepreview area, ACCESS THE = ORGANIZER Youcanaccess thetiemente GUIDED EDITS Srenceratry “hesidebar il showallot thebuttonantne svaievakyostwough toxtomeoobar how toappiy each one. ‘THE PREVIEW ‘Thisis where yourimage wit Uupdatewith changes made, lpetneryouchoose the before ndafter orsingleimage preview 0000 Photoshop Creative 79.ie) Mer ae)Create a retro effect Give your photos a cool vintage look in just a few simple steps Fim cameras may be on their way out, but the lovely retro feel is stil as popular as ever. Shooting on film gave photos a punchy style ‘as standard, simply due to the chemicals and light reacting in different and amazing ways. Digital sensors are great at geting ‘ruetoife colours, but in doing so seem tolose alot of character. Never fear though, Photoshop is here to help recreate those vintage tones in a surprisingly short amount of ime. There are mary different colour and exposure variations to a retro look, but this Adjust Curves ()], Satareonewadusimer JI ayerscunes.romtne nea op 2 down box, select Bu. On the Dive dagoal Ine, rate toptetpt downto the bottom andthe bottom ot up to the top to reversethe cue. cn Vignette and Flare (A, Siti ee trina ar pation rage Go A. toriterstens Conection. onthe Manvol conection, dag the Vignette sider towards Daren Ht OK. Go Fite>RenderLans Fare Using the men, pick a Rare and ag itt a gt are ofthe preview Tweak colour (7)5)_ Backat the drop-down ist of Channels, select Green and dag the top and bottom points so the curve is horizontal. with the Curves layer selected, change the blend ‘mode to Soft Light. Now goto Layer>New ‘Adjustment Layer and select Color Balance. tutorial takes you through a good method that wal enable you to ‘adjust and tweak depending on your starting photo. The shadows will bbe made much softer, with the blue and orange tones becoming, ‘more dominant using adjustment layers and blending modes. This, ill help reflect old processes to gve your photo a whole new ‘dimension. When you've fished the tutorial you can play around with the settings of each adjustment to create your own unique look i's all about being unique! Tweak shadows (9 Withyeu olor Balance yer sete 'O increase Red and Yellow. For now, only adjust the Midtones. Next goto Layer-New Gradient Layer and pick the Dark Blue to Dark Orange gradient. Set the blend mode ofthis layer to Screen and its Opacity to 70%. Light leaks : Tit Okin the Fre Create anew ayer above wih Gmd/ Od cuisstiteen. Sette biend mode to Lighten and begin painting cm strips ofyelow and orange witha Soft Round brush around 60% Opacty Fora more deta, crete another layer and pit redder sips. () Photoshop Creative 8182 REVIEWS £279.99 /$329.95 RICOH WG-4 www.ricoh-imaging.com Ricoh WG-4. Time to get rough and ready. we throw the WG-4a curve ball to test brains over brawn Cameras are usually very delicate pieces of kit and most of them don’t respond well f ‘dropped or dipped in water. However, 3 new breed of cameras on hand to provide a tougher solution, and the WG-4 is Ricohs rugged offering, This compact camera is waterproot, dustproof, shockproof, coldproot ‘and crushproot, so you won't have to worry ‘about any accidents that might occur Being ‘able to use it under extreme conditions makes it very appealing for adventurous photographers hoping to document their excursions, What's more, the ergonomic design ofthe camera means that i's easy to ‘operate when wet, or even with gloves on. ‘Added protection is aso given by way ofa lockable lever on the door to the battery and memory cad compartment, although it would be a useful addition if there was a warning to tell yout it wa left uniocke. 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Inthis mode, you can focus on subjects less than tem away from the lens, and if you attach the supplied lens adapter ring, you can even ret the camera onthe subject you want to shoot andi wil alow you to produce a perfectly sharp close-up oft. This mode also activates the six LED lights that surround the lens, ving your close-up shats a bt of added illumination to help proceedings. The only downside we found is that any photos taken in Digital Microscope mode are recorded at alow resolution of two ‘megapixels, so you won't be abl to print them at large sizes, And itis a similar situation with the high-speed continous shooting ‘mode; although impressively quick at recording a large numberof images, the resolution is reduced. Ther i a continuous shooting mode that can produce images at full resolution, but it's much slower, so you may miss that perfect sho. 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Increase the Amount menu and goto Noise>Reduce Novse. sider to realy bring out the deals in the Increase the Strength sider and also keep the image, but keep the Radus and Threshold low. _ Preserve Details sider high as well, ‘Thecamera'sbuttonsare raisedand textured, mating thomrealy easy topress| event your hands arecol, Thebright3-inch LCOmonitor makes teasytoframe and Feview your photos, evenin sunny ‘conditions orunder wate. Standout featureREVIEWS Overontheletsideof theinterfacetswhere youlfindarangeof presets These reall rrangedintovarious Subject categorie. Approx £30/$49.99 Topaz Clari aro VZoN Cin wwwtopaziabs.com, he Bia ‘Company Topaz Labs: Additional specs op CS4or senso XP crater Minimum2G@RAM ‘Onceyou'vesslecteda basie preset youean ten wworkonthefinerponts of theonnancement. 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