Sony DCR-TRV40 User Guide

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Advanced Recording Operations
You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE).
If you connect a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system, the screen size is
automatically selected.
Black bands appear on the screen during recording in 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The picture
during playback on a normal TV [b] or on a wide-screen TV [c] is compressed in the
longwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-screen TV to the full mode,
you can watch pictures of normal images [d].
(1) In the standby, press MENU, then turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
16:9WIDE in 
, then press the dial (p. 201).
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial.
To cancel the wide mode
Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings.
Using the wide mode
[a]
[c]
[b]
[d]
16:9WIDE
2
ON
CAMERA  SET
  D  ZOOM
  PHOTO  REC
  16:9WIDE
  STEADYSHOT
  FRAME  REC
  INT. REC
    RETURN
[MENU] : END
MENU