Canon DC100 Instruction Manual

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25Basic FunctionsRecordingEpower switch towards MODE and release it, or move the power switch toand back to ON. About the LCD and viewfinder screen: The screens are produced usingextremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% ofthe pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels mayoccasionally misfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has noeffect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. When using a tripod: Do not leave the viewfinderexposed to direct sunlight as it may melt (due toconcentration of the light by the lens). Do not use tripodswith fastening screws longer than 5.5 mm (0.2 inch).Doing so may damage the camcorder.Reviewing the Last Scene RecordedPress and release (record review).• The camcorder plays back the last scene and returns to recordpause mode.• While reviewing the scene, select ( ) the icon and press ( ) to return to therecording mode.• While reviewing a scene immediately after recording it, you can also delete the sceneby selecting ( ) the icon ( 55).Selecting the Aspect Ratio of your Recordings(16:9 Widescreen or 4:3)You can select the aspect ratio of your recording to match your TV.To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes ( 11).Widescreen is not available when the recording mode is set to [LP] on a disc initialized inVIDEO mode.Press .Repeatedly pressing toggles between the Widescreen(16:9) and normal (4:3) aspect ratios. When recording in Widescreen mode, with [IMG STAB] set to [OFF] ( 33),you can have a wider view angle. Playing back a Widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the VideoID-1 system will automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, changethe aspect ratio of the TV manually. To play back on a TV with normal aspectratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE] setting accordingly.WIDE SCR WIDE SCR