[MTCAM CHROMA] (Memory Chroma key)

You can have the movie swap into the blue area of a still image such as an illustration or into a frame with a blue area enclosed by the frame.

Still image

 

Movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue

1 Check that you have a “Memory Stick Duo” with the still image to be superimposed and a tape (only if you are recording on tape) in your camcorder.

2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the CAMERA-TAPE mode (when you are recording on a tape) or the CAMERA-MEMORY mode (when you are recording on a “Memory Stick Duo”).

3 Touch .

4 Touch [MEMORY MIX].

If the item is not displayed on the screen,

touch / . If you cannot find it, touch [MENU], and select it from the (PICT.APPLI.) menu.

The still image stored in the “Memory Stick Duo” will be displayed on the thumbnail screen.

Thumbnail screen

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MEMORY MIX: OFF

OFF MCAM

LUMI.

 

 

CAM M

 

M CAM

101

 

 

 

CHROMA

 

CHROMA

101–0001

 

OK

5 Touch (previous)/ (next) to select the still image to overlap.

6 Touch the desired effect.

The still image is superimposed on the movie which is currently displayed on the LCD screen.

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MEMORY MIX: CAM M CHROMA

101

101–0001

OK

7 Touch (decrease)/ (increase) to adjust the following.

For [MTCAM LUMI.]

The color scheme of the bright area in the still image which is to be swapped into a movie. When you want to record only the still image stored on the “Memory Stick

Duo” to a tape, touch on the screen in [MTCAM LUMI.] until the bar indicator is extended fully to the right side.

For [CAMTM CHROMA]

The color scheme of the blue area in the movie.

For [MTCAM CHROMA]

The color scheme of the blue area in the still image which is to be swapped into a movie.

8 Touch twice.

appears.

9 Start recording.

When you are recording on a tape

Press REC START/STOP.

When you are recording on a “Memory Stick Duo”

Press PHOTO fully.

To cancel MEMORY MIX

Follow steps 3 and 4, then touch [OFF] in step 5.

bNote

When the overlapping still image has a large amount of white, the image in the thumbnail screen may not be clear.

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