• If you selected “Moving Subject” the camera will record multiple subject images. Do not move the camera until shooting is complete. • If you selected “1” for the “Number of Shots” setting, this procedure is complete with this step. The camera will extract the subject and display it on the monitor screen. If you selected “Moving Subject” in step 6, the subject image will be moving on the display. • Even if you select “1” for the “Number of Shots” setting, certain conditions can cause the setting to switch automatically to “2”. • Flash is turned off automatically at this time. 10. Next, compose the image again, this time without the subject you want to extract. Take care so the image composition here is as close as possible to the image composition in step 9. This second image will let the camera know what part of the image in step 6 needs to be cropped. • A semi-transparent view of the image you shot in step 6 (which includes the subject) will be visible on the monitor screen to help you compose the background image properly. 11. Press the shutter button to shoot the background only. The camera compares the images you shot in steps 9 and 11 and extracts the subject. The extracted subject image will appear on the monitor screen. If you selected “Moving Subject”, the subject image will be moving on the display. • You can interrupt an ongoing subject extraction process (steps 9 through 11) at any time by pressing [AUTO]. Dynamic Photo 106 IMPORTANT! • When shooting the subject image, shoot against a white wall or some other surface of a color that is different from that of the subject. The camera will not be able to crop the subject image properly if it is the same or similar color as the background. • The camera may not be able to cleanly crop a subject that is not clearly defined on the monitor screen due to backlighting, shadows, light smear, insufficient lighting, etc. When shooting the subject, make sure that it is clearly defined and outlined on the monitor screen. • The background you shoot in step 9 of the above procedure is not saved. Only the cropped subject image is saved. Extracting Text from an Image You can write text on a blank sheet of paper, shoot an image of it, and then extract the text for insertion into an image. 1. On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select the “Dynamic Photo” scene (page 56). 2. Press [SET], use [8] and [2] to select the third Control Panel option from the bottom (Select Subject Type), and then press [SET] (page 34). 3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Number of Shots”, and then press [SET]. 4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Text” and then press [SET]. 5. Press the shutter button to shoot what is written on the paper. IMPORTANT! • When shooting text, take care to make sure that only the paper it is written on completely fills the screen. Do not allow the edges of the paper to be included in the text image. Dynamic Photo 107 Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie (Dynamic Photo) Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie (Dynamic Photo) Use the following procedure to insert a subject image into a snapshot or movie. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second PLAY Panel item from the bottom (Dynamic Photo) and then press [SET] (page 93). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select the background image you want and then press [SET]. • Only an image that satisfies the following conditions can be used as a background image. – A snapshot or movie recorded with this camera or a snapshot transferred to this camera’s memory using Photo Transport (page 125) – A snapshot with an aspect ratio of 4:3 4. Use [4] and [6] to select the subject image you want to insert and then press [SET]. 5. If you are inserting a subject into a movie an image will appear on the monitor screen showing the approximate location of the subject in the movie. Use [4] and [6] to shift Insert location the location to the position you want. After you are finished, press [SET]. • If you insert a subject into a movie, the resulting movie will be a maximum of 20 seconds long. Everything before and after the insertion is cut off. If the movie you are inserting into (original movie) is shorter than 20 seconds, the resulting movie will be the same length as the original movie. • If you are inserting a subject into a snapshot, skip directly to step 6. 6. Use the zoom controller to adjust the size of the subject and use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to adjust its position. 7. When everything is the way you want, press [SET]. This inserts the subject into another image and creates a Dynamic Photo. • Inserting an animated subject into a snapshot will save a Dynamic Photo that consists of 20 still images of 2M size or smaller. • Inserting a stationary subject into a snapshot will save a single still image of 6M size or smaller. • Inserting a subject into a movie will save the Dynamic Photo as a movie file. Dynamic Photo 108 NOTE • The camera comes with a number of extracted sample subjects in its built-in memory, which y...