Using the wide mode

You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE). Black bands appear on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder during recording in 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The picture during playback on a normal TV [b] or on a wide- screen TV [c] is compressed in the widthwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-screen TV to the full mode, you can watch pictures of normal images [d].

[a][b]

16:9WIDE

[c]

[d]

In standby mode, set 16:9WIDE to ON inin the menu settings (p. 104).

MENU

To cancel the wide mode

Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 104).

In wide mode, you cannot select the following modes:

Old movie

Progressive mode

During recording

You cannot operate the wide mode function. When you cancel the wide mode, set your camcorder to the standby mode and then set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings.

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