40Menu Options Lists

You can erase ( 60) or protect

( 61) the image if you press FUNC. while you are reviewing the image (or immediately after recording it, if set to [ OFF]).

IMG STAB

Mode switch:

[ ON], [ OFF]

The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full telephoto. The image stabilizer is designed to

compensate for a normal degree of camcorder shake.

The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places using the [ NIGHT] recording program.

The image stabilizer cannot be turned

off when the mode switch is set to . We recommend setting the image

stabilizer to [ OFF] when using a tripod.

WIDESCREEN

[ ON], [ OFF]

The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.

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. A still image cannot be simultaneously

recorded on the memory card while recording movies in widescreen (16:9)

mode.

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 manually. To play

back on a TV with normal aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE] setting accordingly ( 40).

SELF TIMER

(

56)

[ ON], [ OFF]

VCR SETUPREC MODE

[ STD PLAY], [ LONG PLAY] Recording in LP mode extends the

available recording time on the tape 1.5 times.

Depending on the condition of the tape (long usage, imperfections, etc.) you may notice some video problems (blocky video artifacts, banding, etc.) in the playback picture when playing back recordings made in LP mode. We recommend using the SP mode for important recordings.

Audio cannot be dubbed on tapes recorded in LP mode.

If you make recordings in both SP and LP modes on the same tape, during playback you may notice some video problems in the picture at the point where the recording mode changes.

When playing back in this camcorder tapes recorded in LP mode with other devices or vice versa, you may notice some problems in the playback picture or the sound may stop briefly.

TV TYPE

[ NORMAL TV], [ WIDE TV]

In order to display the picture in full and in the correct aspect ratio, select the setting