Using The Wide Mode - Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the wide mode

You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE).
Black bands appear on the screen during recording in the 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The
picture during playing back in the 4:3 mode on a wide-screen TV [b] or a normal TV
[c]* is compressed in the widthwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-
screen TV to the full mode, you can watch pictures of normal images [d].
* Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture in the wide mode, it appears as you have
seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder [a].
[b] [d]
[a]
16:9WIDE
[c]
In standby mode, set 16:9WIDE to ON in in the menu settings (p. 109).
MENU
To cancel the wide mode
Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 109).
36