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  • I have never seen a digital camera with this feature, although that does not mean that some company has not built one. However, a multiple-exposure feature is not required on a digital camera, since the effect can be created quite easily in software. To create a multiple-exposure picture, you need to create a layer for each image you want to add to the picture and adjust the opacity or transparency of each layer. Create a 24-bit background equal in size to the images you are using and fill with solid white or any other suitable colour. Copy each selected image to a separate layer. Set the opacity of the bottom layer to 100%, which completely blocks the image background. You may adjust this later, if you want any of the background to show through. Set the opacity of subsequent layers to 100 divided by the total number of layers (e.g., 100/3 or 33.3 for three layers; 100/2 or 50 for two layers). Adjust the opacity as desired to get the final appearance you want. This process also allows you to order the layers in any way you like and to translate, rotate, and scale the image on each layer independently of one another. All this takes some practice to get good results. I use Adobe Photoshop Essentials, which has similar features and naming conventions as Photoshop CS, while costing substantially less. It is upwards compatible with CS, for those who choose this migration route. Other software products may refer to these operations and picture elements in different terms.

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