Step 8: Selecting The Aspect Ratio (16:9 Or 4:3) Of The Recording Picture; Recording Movies On A Tape - Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000E Operating Manual

Step 8: Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3)
of the recording picture
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.
• If you play back a picture on TV, set [TV
TYPE] for playback in the aspect ratio of the
TV (p. 34).
• 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. 34).
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POWER switch
4:3*
Recording a moving picture or still
image on the "Memory Stick Duo"
 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA-
MEMORY.
The aspect ratio of the picture switches
to 4:3.
 Press WIDE SELECT to select the
desired screen aspect ratio.
• Still images will be fixed to image size 1920 ×
1080 ( ) in the 16:9 (wide) mode. In the 4:3
mode, you can select up to 1920 × 1440 (
• 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
46.
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