Using the wide mode

You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on the 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE). The picture with black bands at the top and the bottom on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder [a] is normal. The picture on a normal TV [b] is horizontally compressed. You can watch the picture of normal images on a wide-screen TV [c].

[a][b]

16:9WIDE

[c]

In the standby mode, set 16:9WIDE to ON in the MENU settings (p. 76).

Operations Recording Advanced

MENUTo cancel the wide mode

Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the MENU settings.

If the wide mode is set to ON

The SteadyShot function does not work. If you set 16:9WIDE to ON in the MENU settings when the SteadyShot function is working, flashes and the SteadyShot function does not function.

In the wide mode

You cannot select the old movie function with DIGITAL EFFECT and the bounce function with FADER.

During recording

You cannot select or cancel the wide mode.

Connection for a TV

Pictures recorded in the 16:9WIDE mode automatically appear on the TV screen at full size when:

•you connect your camcorder to a TV that is compatible with the video ID (ID-1/ID-2) system.

•you connect your camcorder to the S video jack on the TV.

ID-2 system

The ID-2 system is a system which converts the copyrignt signal to the analog system with ID-1 signals inserted between video signals.

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