Sony DCR-HC30 Camera Operations Guide - Page 45

Recording Overlaying still images on movies on a tape - MEMORY MIX You can superimpose a still image you have recorded on a "Memory Stick Duo" over the movie you are currently recording on a tape. You can then record the superimposed pictures on a tape or a "Memory Stick Duo." (You cannot superimpose a still image on a tape which you have already finished recording.) [MTCAM LUMI.] (Memory Luminance key) You can swap the brighter (white) area of a still image into a movie. To use this function, have a still image of an illustration or title handwritten on white paper recorded on a "Memory Stick Duo" beforehand. Still image Movie [CAMTM CHROMA] (Camera Chroma key) You can superimpose a movie on top of a still image, such as an image which can be used as background. Shoot the movie with the subject against a blue background. Only the blue area of the movie will be swapped with the still image. Still image Movie Blue [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 60min STBY MEMORY MIX: OFF OFF 0:00:00 M CAM LUMI. CAM M 101 101-0001 CHROMA M CAM CHROMA OK 5 Touch (previous)/ (next) to select the still image to overlap. ,continued Recording 45