When using a tripod: Do not

leave the viewfinder exposed to direct sunlight as it may melt (due to concentration of the light by the lens). Do not use tripods with fastening screws longer than 5.5 mm (0.2 inch). Doing so may damage the camcorder.

When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture.

Excessive camcorder movement while shooting and extensive use of fast zooms and panning can result in fidgety, jittery scenes. In extreme cases, the playback of such scenes may result in visually induced motion sickness. If you experience such a reaction, immediately stop the playback and take a rest break as necessary.

Reviewing the Last Scene Recorded

NEXT

1If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press () to display it.

2Push the joystick () toward .

•If does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick

() toward [NEXT] to display the joystick guide in the illustration above. When the mode switch is set to AUTO, only one joystick guide will appear.

•The camcorder plays back the last scene (but without sound) and returns to record pause mode.

•While reviewing the scene, select

( ) the icon and press ( ) to return to the recording mode.

•If you are using a DVD-RW disc, you can also delete the scene immediately

after recording it. Select ( ) the icon to delete the scene while reviewing it ( 55).

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Selecting the Aspect Ratio of your

Recordings (16:9 Widescreen or 4:3)

You can select the aspect ratio of your recording to match your TV. The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.

POINTS TO CHECK

( 12)

 Default value

CAMERA SETUP

 

 

WIDESCREEN

ON

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select (

) the

icon and press

Basic

1

Press FUNC. .

 

 

 

3

( ) to open the setup menus.

Functions

Select (

) [CAMERA SETUP] and

 

4

press (

 

).

 

 

 

Select (

) [WIDESCREEN] and

 

5

press (

 

).

 

 

 

Select (

) a setting option and

 

 

press (

).

 

 

 

The default is widescreen (16:9) recordings. Set it to [ OFF] to record movies in the normal (4:3) aspect ratio.

6Press FUNC. to close the menu.

NOTES

Since the displays on the camcorder have an aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3 aspect ratio will appear in the center of the screen with black sidebars.

When recording in widescreen mode, with [IMG STAB] set to [OFF] ( 38), you can

have a wider view angle.

Playing back a widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the Video ID-1 system will automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV