Sony LF-X1, LF-X5 Drawing on Screen, 108, Saving a drawing in progress, Starting from scratch

Drawing on the

Screen

You can draw pictures and text on saved images or a blank white screen and save your creations in the album.

1 Open the [Picture List] window, select the check box of a single picture, and then select [Draw].

The selected picture is enlarged in the [Drawing] window.

If you want to draw on a blank screen, make sure to clear the check boxes for all pictures in the tab before selecting [Draw].

Note

If you have selected the check boxes for multiple pictures, you cannot select [Draw].

zTip

Images appear with a blank space surrounding them in the following cases:

•The aspect ratio of the original image is not 4:3.

•The original image size is smaller than the [Drawing] screen size.

The [Drawing] screen size is 640 × 480 pixels for the LF-X1, and 512 × 384 pixels for the LF-X5.

2 Draw pictures or text, using the drawing palette at the right of the screen.

Drawing palette

For the LF-X5, these buttons are categorized in the [Effect] tab.

For more on using the drawing palette, see “Using the Drawing Palette” (1 page 109).

3 When you finish drawing, select [Save]. The [Picture List] window reappears. The modified image is saved in the JPEG format as a different image and added to the beginning of the album.

Saving a drawing in progress

Select [Hold] at the bottom of the [Drawing] window. When you decide to continue editing, you can display the saved image by selecting [Return to hold] at the bottom of the window.

Starting from scratch

Select [Restart] at the bottom of the [Draw] window. The original image is restored and you can start drawing from scratch.

Images photographed or created by other people cannot be used for purposes other than personal enjoyment without the permission of their copyright holders.

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