Shooting for the wide-screen TV

–16:9 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 display during recording in 16:9 Wide mode [a]. The picture during playback on a normal TV [b] or on a wide-screen TV [c] is compressed in the longwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-screen TV to the full mode, you can watch pictures of normal images [d].

If you connect a TV compatible with the ID-1/ ID-2 system, the screen size is selected automatically.

Refer to the operating instructions of your TV for further information.

[a]

16:9WIDE

1 Set the mode dial to (Movie). 2 Press SETUP.

MANUAL SET

PROGRAM AE

P EFFECT

D EFFECT

WHT BAL

AUTO SHTR

[ SETUP ] : END

3 Use the multi-selector to select (CAMERA SET).

CAMERA SET

 

 

SELFTIMER

OFF

 

D ZOOM

 

 

16 : 9WIDE

 

 

STEADYSHOT

 

 

N. S. LIGHT

 

 

RETURN

 

[ SETUP ] : END

 

 

 

 

4 Use the multi-selector to select [16:9WIDE].

 

 

CAMERA SET

 

 

 

SELFTIMER

 

 

 

D ZOOM

 

[c]*1

[b]*2

16 : 9WIDE

OFF

STEADYSHOT

ON

 

 

N. S. LIGHT

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

[ SETUP ] : END

 

 

 

5 Use the multi-selector to select [ON].

[d]

 

CAMERA SET

 

 

SELFTIMER

 

 

D ZOOM

 

 

 

16 : 9WIDE

ON

 

 

STEADYSHOT

 

 

 

N. S. LIGHT

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

[ SETUP ] : END

 

*1 When 16:9 Wide mode switches to full mode, the picture appears on the TV screen at the right ratio.

*2 When you play back in ordinary TV (4:3 mode), the picture may be compressed. When you play back in 16:9 Wide mode, the picture appears as you see it on the LCD display or in the viewfinder.

6 Press SETUP.

The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.

To cancel the 16:9 Wide mode

Set [16:9WIDE] to [OFF] in step 5.

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