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Recording

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When using a tripod

: Do not

leave the viewfinder exposed to

direct sunlight as it may melt

(due to concentration of the light

by the lens). Do not use tripods

with fastening screws longer

than 5.5 mm. Doing so may

damage the camcorder.

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When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable

picture.

Excessive camcorder movement while shooting

and extensive use of fast zooms and panning

can result in fidgety, jittery scenes. In extreme

cases, the playback of such scenes may result

in visually induced motion sickness. If you

experience such a reaction, immediately stop

the playback and take a rest break as

necessary.

Reviewing the Last Scene Recorded

1 If the joystick guide does not appear

on screen, press ( ) to display it.

2 Push the joystick ( ) toward .

• If does not appear on the joystick

guide, repeatedly push the joystick

( ) toward [NEXT] to display the

joystick guide in the illustration above.

When the mode switch is set to AUTO,

only one joystick guide will appear.

• The camcorder plays back the last

scene (but without sound) and returns

to record pause mode.

• While reviewing the scene, select

( ) the icon and press ( ) to

return to the recording mode.

• If you are using a DVD-RW disc, you

can also delete the scene immediately

after recording it. Select ( ) the

icon to delete the scene while

reviewing it (52).

Selecting the Aspect Ratio of your

Recordings

(16:9 Widescreen or 4:3)

You can select the aspect ratio of your

recording to match your TV. The

camcorder uses the full width of the CCD

providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.

POINTS TO CHECK

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Default value

1 Press .

2 Select ( ) the icon and press

( ) to open the setup menus.

3 Select ( ) [CAMERA SETUP] and

press ( ).

4 Select ( ) [WIDESCREEN] and

press ( ).

5 Select ( ) a setting option and

press ( ).

The default is widescreen (16:9)

recordings. Set it to [ OFF] to

record movies in the normal (4:3)

aspect ratio.

6 Press to close the menu.

NOTES

Since the displays on the camcorder have an

aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3

aspect ratio will appear in the center of the

screen with black sidebars.

When recording in widescreen mode, with

[IMG STAB] set to [ OFF] ( 35), you can

have a wider view angle.

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Playing back a widescreen recording:

TV sets

compatible with the WSS system will

automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode.

Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV

NEXT

( 10)

CAMERA SETUP

WIDESCREEN

ON

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FUNC.

FUNC.

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