Widescreen Tv Recording (16:9) - Canon ZR500 Instruction Manual

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Widescreen TV Recording (16:9)
The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.
Press the WIDE SCR button.
• "[WIllE]"
disappears and the picture changes to 4:3 aspect ratio.
• On the LCD screen: Widescreen video will display normally; video in 4:3 aspect ratio
will appear with black sidebars.
• On the viewfinder screen: Widescreen video will appear in "Ietterbox" display; video in
4:3 aspect ratio will display normally.
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Playing back recordings made in the widescreen mode on a normal TV: If the
TV type is set to [NORMAL TV] the recording will be played back in "Ietterbox"
display. If the TV type is set to [WIDE TV] the image will appear horizontally
squeezed
(CD
31).
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If you connect the camcorder to a TV with Video
10-1
system, recordings made
in the widescreen mode will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.