When viewed on a 16:9 wide screen TV*1

When viewed on a standard TV (4:3 screen)*2

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

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

•You cannot change the aspect ratio in the following cases:

–while recording movie

–when [D.EFFECT] is set to [OLD MOVIE] (p.64).

•When recording on a DVD-R/DVD-RW (VIDEO mode)/DVD+RW, the available recording time may get shorter in the following conditions.

–when you changed record pictures between 16:9 WIDE and 4:3.

–when you change the [REC MODE] during 4:3 (p.65).

To play back images on a DVD player or a DVD recorder, the way you see pictures on the TV screen may differ depending on your player. For details, refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices you are using.

•When you play back pictures recorded in WIDE on a DVD+RW with a DVD player or a DVD recorder, they may appear to be compressed in the lengthwise direction.

STEADYSHOT

You can record pictures using [STEADYSHOT] (the default setting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod or the conversion lens (optional).

STILL SET

Settings for still images (BURST/QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE, etc.)

The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 52 for details on selecting setup items.

BURST (DCR-DVD203/DVD403/ DVD703/DVD803)

You can record several still images one after another by pressing PHOTO.

OFF

Select this when not recording continuously.

NORMAL ( )

Record still images continuously at approximately 0.5 seconds intervals. The numbers of the maximum recordable images are as follows;

DCR-DVD203/DVD703

1152 × 864

: 4 images

Using

640 × 480

: 13 images

DCR-DVD403/DVD803

2016 × 1512

: 3 images

the

640 × 480

: 21 images

Setup

EXP. BRKTG (

)

Records 3 images consecutively with

items

different exposures at approximately 0.5 second intervals. You can compare the 3 images and select an image recorded at the best exposure.

•The flash will not function during continuous recording.

•The maximum number of images will be recorded in the self-timer mode or when you are operating with the Remote Commander (Except for DCR-DVD92/DVD602).

•You may not be able to record continuous images up to the maximum number depending on the image size and the remaining capacity of the disc.

•It takes longer to record continuous images to the disc compared to normal recording. Record the next still image after the scroll bar indicator ( )and the ACCESS lamp turns off.

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