Record mode
Recording images for wide-screen TVs
This allows you to record images compatible with
Wide Function
Images are recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Cinema Function
Images are recorded with a black belt appearing along the top and bottom of the screen so that they look like theatre movies.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Wide Function
Set [ADVANCE] >> [ASPECT] >> [16:9]. Cinema Function
Set [ADVANCE] >> [CINEMA] >> [ON].
CINEMA
ªTo cancel the Wide/Cinema function
Wide Function
Set [ADVANCE] >> [ASPECT] >> [4:3].
Cinema Function
Set [ADVANCE] >> [CINEMA] >> [OFF].
≥When the Wide Function is activated, the display such as the menu screen or the operation icon is expanded horizontally.
≥Images played back vary depending on the TV connected. Please refer to the operating instructions for your TV.
≥This function does not widen the recording range.
≥When images are played back on a TV screen, the date/time indication may be erased in some cases.
≥Depending on the TV, the picture quality may deteriorate.
≥When a cinema picture is imported into a personal computer, the imported picture may not be displayed correctly, depending on the software in used.
≥If you use a TV with an aspect ratio of 4:3, we do not recommend using the wide mode. (Images are vertically stretched.)
≥If the wide function is set when the Image stabilizer function is used, the image stabilizer function will be canceled.
Image stabilizer function
Reduces the image shaking due to hand movement when recording.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Set [ADVANCE] >> [SIS] >> [ON].
ªTo cancel the image stabilizer function
Set [ADVANCE] >> [SIS] >> [OFF].
≥When a tripod is used, we recommend that you turn the image stabilizer off.
≥Under fluorescent lighting, image brightness may change or colours may not look natural.
≥If the image stabilizer is set when the wide
function is used, the wide function will be canceled.
≥When the night view function is used, the image stabilizer function does not work. If so, the [[] indication flashes.
≥In the following cases, the image stabilizer function may not work effectively.
≥When the digital zoom is used ≥When a conversion lens is used
≥When recording is done in an extremely dark place
≥When the camera is shaken greatly
≥When you record a moving subject while tracking it
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