Freeze Mix: Image Alignment - Sony PMW-200 Operating Instructions Manual

HQ 1920×1080/29.97P, HQ 1920×1080/23.98P,
HQ 1280×720/59.94P, HQ 1280×720/29.97P,
HQ 1280×720/23.98P
PAL Area
HD422 50/1080/25P, HD422 50/720/50P,
HD422 50/720/25P
HQ 1920×1080/25P, HQ 1280×720/50P,
HQ 1280×720/25P
Notes
• Slow & Quick Motion recording cannot be used in SD
Mode.
• Slow & Quick Motion cannot be set to "On"
simultaneously with Frame Recording, Interval
Recording, Picture Cache Recording, or Clip
Continuous Recording. When you set Slow & Quick
Motion to "On," these other functions are forcibly set
to "Off."
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used while
recording, or while using Recording Review or Freeze
Mix.
• Slow & Quick Motion mode cannot be used when
"SLS/EX SLS" (page 81) in the CAMERA SET menu
is set to other than OFF.
• Audio cannot be recorded when the recording and
playback frame rates differ.
Preparatory settings
Before starting Slow & Quick Motion recording,
set "S&Q Motion" (page 83) in the CAMERA
SET menu.
When the special recording mode indication on
the screen is active, "S&Q Motion" is displayed
on the screen (page 19).
Setting the recording frame rate with the Direct
menu
When the special recording mode indication on
the screen is active, [Recording frame rate]/
[Playback frame rate fps] is displayed under
"S&Q Motion."
You can change the recording frame rate with the
Direct menu (page 20).
Recording in Slow & Quick Motion Mode
When the preparatory settings are completed, you
can start recording.
Press the REC START/STOP button.
Notes
• You cannot change the Frame Rate settings while Slow
& Quick Motion recording is in progress. To change
them, pause the recording.
• The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode during
Slow & Quick Motion recording (page 93).
50 Useful Functions
• When recording at a low-speed frame rate, it may take
time until recording stops after you press the REC
START/STOP button.
• Slow & Quick Motion mode is automatically set to
"Off" when you set the camcorder's power switch to
OFF. However, the Frame Rate setting is saved.

Freeze Mix: Image Alignment

In UDF HD Mode or FAT HD Mode, an image
(still picture) of a recorded clip can be
temporarily superimposed on the current camera
picture, permitting you to easily align images for
your next recording.
To use the Freeze Mix function
While standing by to record, assign the Freeze
Mix function to one of the assignable buttons
(page 47).
Superimposing a Freeze Mix image
While recording or reviewing images by pressing
the REC REVIEW button, press the ASSIGN
button to which you assigned "Freeze Mix" at the
image with which you want to align. The image 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
displayed.
When you cancel Freeze Mix status by pressing
the REC START/STOP button, normal recording
begins.
Notes
• The Freeze Mix function cannot be used in SD Mode.
• Freeze Mix cannot be used when "Format" in
"System" (page 98) in the OTHERS menu is set to
"HQ 1280×720/23.98P" (in UDF HD Mode) or "SP
1440×1080/23.98P" (in FAT HD Mode).
• If the "Format" setting of the recorded picture and the
current camera picture differ, the Freeze Mix display
cannot be achieved.
• The Freeze Mix display cannot be obtained in Slow &
Quick Motion mode or Slow Shutter mode.
• You cannot operate the Setup menus and PICTURE
PROFILE menu in Freeze Mix status.