Using the wide mode

If you move the power zoom lever to “W” side, you can record with a wider angles than normal tape recording.

You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on the 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE). Black bands appear on the screen during recording in the 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The picture during playing back in the 4:3 mode on a wide-screen TV [b] or a normal TV [c]* are 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].

*The picture played back in the wide mode on a normal TV appears the same as the picture played back in the wide mode on your camcorder [a].

[a]

[b]

[d]

 

 

16:9WIDE

 

 

 

[c]

 

The POWER switch should be set to .

Operate by touching the panel.

(1) During recording standby, press FN to display PAGE1.

(2) Press MENU to display the menu.

(3) Select 16:9WIDE in , then press EXEC (p. 174).

(4) Select ON, then press EXEC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAMERA SET

 

 

EXIT

 

 

 

D ZOOM

ON

 

 

 

 

 

16:9WIDE

 

 

 

 

 

STEADYSHOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

N. S. LIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMTCAM SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXEC

 

RET.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To return to FN

Press EXIT.

To cancel the wide mode

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

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