Canon MV300 Instruction Manual page 19

Changing the recording mode (SP/LP)
You can record and play back a tape in SP (standard play) and LP (long play)
modes. LP extends tape usage by 1.5 times.
To switch to LP mode, select REC MODE from the camera (or VCR (MV300i))
menu, select LP and then close the menu (for instructions on how to use the
menus, see p. 36).
You can't add sound (audio dubbing) or images (A/V insert: MV300i only) to a
tape that has been recorded in LP mode. If you plan to use either of these
functions later, record in SP mode.
( 35, 36)
• When recording and playing back tapes in LP mode, the nature of the tape and
usage conditions may affect recording, mosaic-like noise may appear in the
image and the sound may be distorted during playback of tapes recorded in LP
mode. For important recordings, therefore, set the camera to SP mode.
• If you record in both modes on the same tape, the picture may become distorted
during playback and the time code may not be written correctly.
• A tape recorded in LP mode on other digital equipment may produce mosaic-
like noise and the sound may become distorted when played back on this
camcorder, and vice versa.
16:9 (Widescreen TV recording)
Produces images in the 16:9 format for
playback on widescreen TVs.
( 35)
1. Select 16:9 from the camera menu and turn it ON/OFF.
2. Press the MENU button once more to close the menu.
• "16:9" is shown in the display when you switch the 16:9 effect on.
• You cannot use the 16:9 mode with the Easy Recording program.
• If you play back a recording made for 16:9 on a normal TV screen, the image
will appear to be vertically "squashed" (compressed).
REC MODE••••SP
16:9••••••••OFF
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