Selecting Aspect Ratio; Types Of Aspect Ratios - Canon ReallS SX80 User Manual

Selecting Screen Aspect and Aspect

Selecting Aspect Ratio

Select the aspect ratio of projecting image based on the input signal type, aspect ratio of
the screen and resolution.
For more details on the aspect ratios, refer to "When Projecting an Image from a Com-
puter" on page 131.

■Types of Aspect Ratios

Auto
An image is projected at an aspect ratio of the input signal. Select this mode for normal
image projection.
• [Auto] is not available if the input signal type is [VIDEO].
• [Auto] is automatically selected if the input signal type is [USB].
4:3
An image is projected at an aspect ratio of 4:3. Select this to project computer screen
images having a resolution lower than SXGA+ (VGA, SVGA or XGA) over the entire
screen.
16:9
An image is projected at an aspect ratio of 16:9. Select this when visual software having
aspect ratio or 16:9 cannot be correctly projected in the Auto mode.
Zoom
An image with 4:3 aspect ratio is projected in the center of the screen enlarged in 16:9
aspect ratio with the upper and lower portion of the image cut off. Select this when pro-
jecting visual software having aspect ratio of 4:3 and black belts at the top and bottom of
the image.
• This mode is available when you select [16:9] or [16:9 D. image shift] for [Screen
aspect] and select [HDMI], [COMPONENT], [VIDEO] or [S-VIDEO] for input signal.
True size
An image is projected with the original resolution of the input signal. Select this to clearly
project computer screen images having a resolution SXGA+ or lower (VGA, SVGA, XGA
or SXGA) or visual software having a resolution lower than 1035i.
• This mode is available when you select [ANALOG PC-1], [ANALOG PC-2], [DIGITAL
PC], [HDMI (720p, 576p, 480p)] or [COMPONENT (720p, 576p, 480p)] for input signal.
• It is not available for an image having a resolution higher than SXGA+ or visual software
having a resolution of 1080i, 1080p, 1035i, 576i or 480i.
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