Step 8: Selecting The Aspect Ratio (16:9 Or 4:3) Of The Recording Picture (Dcr-Hc46/Hc96) - Sony Handycam DCR-HC36 Operating Manual

Step 8: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3)
of the recording picture (DCR-HC46/HC96)
By recording in the 16:9 (wide) mode, you
can enjoy wide-angle, high-quality pictures.
• If you intend to view pictures on a wide TV,
recording in the 16:9 (wide) mode is
recommended.
WIDE SELECT button
Selecting the aspect ratio for
recording movies on a tape
Be sure to set the POWER switch to
CAMERA-TAPE.
Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to
select the desired screen aspect
ratio.
16:9*
* When viewing on the LCD screen. It may be
different in the viewfinder.
• Differences in the angle of view between 4:3
and 16:9 vary depending on the zoom position.
• If you play back a picture on TV, set [TV
TYPE] for playback in the aspect ratio of the
TV (p. 43).
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POWER switch
4:3*
• When viewing pictures recorded in 16:9 aspect
ratio with [TV TYPE] set to [4:3], pictures may
appear rough depending on the subject (p. 43).
Recording a moving picture or still
image on the "Memory Stick Duo"
1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA-
MEMORY.
The aspect ratio of the picture switches
to 4:3.
2 Press WIDE SELECT to select the
desired screen aspect ratio.
• If you record movies (MPEG MOVIE EX) in
the 16:9 (wide) mode, black bands appear at the
top and bottom of the picture when they are
played back.
• For the number of recordable pictures, see page
56.
• For DCR-HC46:
Still images will be fixed to image size [0.7M]
( ) in the 16:9 (wide) mode. In the 4:3
mode, you can select up to [1.0M] (
• For DCR-HC96:
Still images will be fixed to image size [2.3M]
( ) in the 16:9 (wide) mode. In the 4:3
mode, you can select up to [3.0M] (
).
).