The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.
Press the WIDE SCR button.
- disappears and the picture changes to 4:3 aspect ratio. Pressing the button again will restore widescreen operation.
- On the LCD screen: Widescreen video will display normally; video in 4:3 aspect ratio will appear with black side bars.
- On the viewfinder screen: Widescreen video will appear in "letterbox" display; video in 4:3 aspect ratio will display normally.
NOTE:
- Simultaneous recording on a memory card cannot be used when the widescreen mode is selected.
- Playing back recordings made in the widescreen mode on a normal TV: If the TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the recording will be played back in "letterbox" display. If the TV type is set to [WIDE TV] the image will appear horizontally squeezed.
- If you connect the camcorder to a TV with Video ID-1 system, recordings made in the widescreen mode will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.