Sony XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 - Manual (Page 62)

Freeze Mix: Image Alignment 62
Record
ing
Using the Freeze Mix function, an image (still
picture) of a recorded clip can be temporarily
superimposed on the current camera picture,
permitting you to easily align images for next
recording.
To use the Freeze Mix function
Assign the Freeze Mix function to one of the
assignable buttons.
For details, see “Changing Functions of the
Assignable Buttons” on page 56.
Superimposing a Freeze Mix image
1
Stop recording to set the camcorder to
STBY (recording standby) status.
2
Press the REC REVIEW button to
review the recorded images, or press the
ASSIGN button to which you assigned
“Freeze Mix.”
3
Press the ASSIGN button to which you
assigned “Freeze Mix” at the image
with which you want align.
The image where you pressed the ASSIGN button
in step
3 is displayed as a still picture over the
current camera picture.
Canceling Freeze Mix status
You can cancel it with the ASSIGN button to
which you assigned “Freeze Mix” or the REC
START/STOP button.
• When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing
the ASSIGN button, the normal camera picture
is restored.
• When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing
the REC START/STOP button, normal
recording begins.
Notes
• If the recorded picture and the current camera
picture differ in video format, the Freeze Mix
display cannot be achieved.
• The Freeze Mix function cannot be used if the
recording video format is SP 1080/24P.
• The Freeze Mix display cannot be obtained in
Quick & Slow Motion mode or Slow Shutter
mode.
• You cannot operate the Setup menus and
PICTURE PROFILE menu in Freeze Mix
status.
Freeze Mix: Image
Alignment