Using the wide mode function

Selecting the desired mode

You can record a cinemalike picture (CINEMA) or a 16:9 wide picture to watch on the 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9 FULL).

 

[b]

CINEMA

CINEMA

[a]

[c]

 

[e]

16:9 FULL

16:9 FULL

[d]

[f]

CINEMA

Black bands appear at the top and the bottom of the screen, and the viewfinder or LCD screen [a] and a normal TV screen [b] look wide. You can also watch the picture without black bands on a wide-screen TV [c].

16:9 FULL

The picture in the viewfinder or LCD screen [d] or on a normal TV [e] is horizontally compressed. You can watch the picture of normal images on a wide-screen TV [f].

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