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Notes
If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements
may appear with block noise when you play back the image.
Tips
See page 98 for the expected recording time of each recording mode.
You can select the [REC MODE] for each recording media separately.
Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
WIDE SELECT
When recording standard definition image quality (SD) movies, you can select the horizontal
to vertical ratio according to the TV connected. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied
with your TV.
Steps
(HOME)
(SETTINGS)
[MOVIE SETTINGS]
[WIDE SELECT]
a desired
setting
16:9 WIDE
Records movies to the full screen on a 16:9 (wide) TV screen.
4:3 (
)
Records movies to the full screen on a 4:3 TV screen.
Notes
Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p. 78).
DIGITAL ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level up to 10 × in case you want to zoom to a level greater
than following optical zoom during recording. Note that the image quality decreases when
you use the digital zoom.
Steps
(HOME)
(SETTINGS)
[MOVIE SETTINGS]
[DIGITAL ZOOM]
a desired
setting
OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
120 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 120 × zoom is
performed digitally.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The
zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.
