Selecting The Signal Standard And Aspect Ratio; Locating The End Of The Last Scene - Canon XH A1S Instruction Manual

Selecting the Signal Standard and Aspect
Ratio
You can select the signal standard of your recording (high definition or standard definition) and, for
standard definition recordings, also the aspect ratio of the recording. Since the displays on the
camcorder have an aspect ratio of 16:9, when you select [SD4:3] the picture will appear in the center of
the screen with black sidebars.
Open the menu and select [SIGNAL SETUP]. Select [SIGNAL STD], select a setting
option and select [YES] to confirm the selection and close the menu.
• [HD]: To record on the tape in HDV standard or to use the camcorder as a high-definition (HD) camera.
• [SD16:9], [SD4:3]: To record on the tape in DV standard or to use the camcorder as a standard-definition
(SD) camera. Select the aspect ratio as desired.
When you play back 16:9 recordings, the TV set will switch automatically to widescreen mode if it
is compatible with the Video ID-1 system. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV manually.
To play back on a standard TV set with 4:3 aspect ratio, set [SIGNAL SETUP]
[ON] ( 126).

Locating the End of the Last Scene

You can use this function to locate the end of the last recorded scene.
Press the END SEARCH button.
• appears.
• The camcorder rewinds/fast forwards the tape, plays
back the last few seconds of the recording and stops
the tape.
• Pressing the button again cancels the search.
The end search function cannot be used once you remove the cassette.
The end search function may not work correctly if there is a blank section between recordings or if
you mixed recordings in HDV and DV standards on the same tape.
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[LETTERBOX] to
END
SEARCH button