Recording In Widescreen (16:9 Aspect Ratio) - Canon DC20 Instruction Manual

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Recording in Widescreen
(16:9 Aspect Ratio)
The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-resolution 16:9 recording.
1. Set the camcorder to record movies ( (CAMERA·
-"l) .
2. Press the WIDE SCR button.
. "M"
appears and the screen changes to the "letterbox" display.
• Repeatedly pressing the WIDE 5CR button will toggle the screen between the
Widescreen (16:9) and 4:3 aspect ratios.
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Widescreen is not available when recording in LP mode if the disc specification
is VIDEO mode (DVD-R or DVD-RW). Selecting the LP recording mode will
cancel the 16:9 aspect ratio.
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If you turn off the image stabilizer, you can achieve a wider horizontal angle of
view.
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When playing back a widescreen recording on a TV, switch the TV to
widescreen mode (refer to the instruction manual of your TV). If you play back a
widescreen recording on a normal TV, the image appears horizontally
squeezed. TVs with 51 terminal or Video ID-1 system switch automatically to
widescreen mode.