New Miniature Filter narrows the depth of focus and enhances color and contrast to convert your real-life images to look like a magical toy world.

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However, these feelings never lasted long, because the shot would switch to another camera position which had worse contrast, or greater lens distortion, or shallower depth of field, and the illusion would be broken.

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The Ultra-Slim DLP line is also getting refreshed with 10, 000:1 contrast ratios, "3D ready", a depth of only 10.6-inches and Brilliant Color II technology.

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The technology has an unprecedented ability to absorb external light reflections through an increased wedge depth, which leads to "blacker" blacks, more-realistic pictures and higher color contrast.

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