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Advanced Operations
Enjoying picture effect
Using the wide mode function
To cancel wide mode
Press 16:9 WIDE repeatedly until the wide mode indicator disappears.
To watch the tape recorded in wide mode
To watch the tape recorded in CINEMA mode, set the screen mode of the wide-screen
TV to zoom mode. To watch the tape recorded in 16:9 FULL mode, set it to full mode.
For details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV.
Note that the picture recorded in 16:9 FULL mode looks compressed on a normal TV.
Notes on wide mode
•If wide mode is set to 16:9 FULL, the Steady Shot function does not work and the
“
” indicator flashes.
•When you record in 16:9 FULL mode, the date or time indicator will be widened on
the wide-screen TV.
•If you dub a tape, the tape is copied in the same mode as the original recording.
•The wide mode is canceled automatically 5 minutes after you remove the power
source.
•When recording, you cannot change the mode.
PASTEL [a]
Emphasize contrast and gives picture
animation-like colors.
NEG. ART [b]
The color and brightness of the picture is
reversed.
SEPIA
The picture is sepia.
B&W
The picture is monochrome (black and
white).
Selecting picture effect
You can make pictures like those of television with the Picture Effect function.
SOLARIZE [c]
The light intensity is more clear, and the
picture looks like an illustration.
MOSAIC [d]
The picture is mosaic.
SLIM [e]
The picture expands vertically.
STRETCH [f]
The picture expands horizontally.
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