1 Check that you have a “Memory Stick” 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”).

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” will be displayed on the thumbnail screen.

Thumbnail screen

60min

STBY 0:00:00

MEMORY MIX:

OFF

 

OFF

M CAM

 

LUMI.

 

 

101

CAM M

M CAM

CHROMA

CHROMA

101–0001

OK

5 Touch / 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.

60min

STBY 0:00:00

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” 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”

Press PHOTO fully.

To cancel MEMORY MIX

Follow steps 1 to 4, then touch [OFF] in step 5.

bNotes

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

•When you use the MEMORY MIX function in the mirror mode (p. 28), the picture on the LCD screen appears normally, without being mirror-reversed.

•You may not be able to play back pictures modified on your computer or recorded with other camcorders on your camcorder.

zTip

•The supplied CD-ROM “Picture Package Ver.1.5” contains sample images for use in MEMORY MIX operations. Refer to “First Step Guide” in the supplied CD-ROM for details.

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