Sony DSR-PD100A User Manual

Recording with various effects – digital effect

With the following functions of Digital Effect, you can add various visual effects to the
picture. The sound is recorded normally.

STILL
You can record a still picture to be superimposed on a moving picture.

FLASH
You can record still pictures successively at constant intervals.

LUMI.
You can replace a brighter portion of a still picture with a moving picture.

TRAIL
You can record the picture which leaves an incidental image, such as a trail.

OLD MOVIE
You can record the picture such as an old movie. The camcorder automatically sets the wide
mode to 16:9WIDE, picture effect to SEPIA, and the appropriate shutter speed.

(1) While in Standby mode or Recording mode, press DIGITAL EFFECT.

The digital effect indicator flashes.

(2) Turn the control dial to select the desired digital effect mode.
(3) Press the control dial. The digital effect indicator lights up and the bars appear. The

bar does not appear in the OLD MOVIE mode. The still picture is stored in memory
in the STILL or LUMI. mode.

(4) Turn the control dial to adjust effects.

The longer the bar is, the greater the effects are.
STILL : The proportion of still picture to moving picture.
FLASH : The length of the intervals.
LUMI. : The brightness of the area where you paste the moving picture.
TRAIL : The length of time the incidental image remains.
OLD MOVIE : No adjustment necessary.