Record mode34VQT1L43Self-timer recordingYou can record still pictures on a card using thetimer.≥Set to Card Recording Mode.1 Press the joystick to display the icon. Movethe joystick down until icon 1 appears.2 Move the joystick left to select the self-timerrecording icon [ ].≥The [SELF-TIMER ON] indication appears onthe screen of the movie camera.3 Press the [ ] button.≥After the [ ] indication flashes forapprox. 10 seconds, recording will start. Afterrecording, the self-timer will be cancelled.≥If you press the [ ] button halfway and thenfully, the subject is focused when the button ispressed halfway.≥When you press the [ ] button fully, thesubject is focused just before recording.ª To stop the timer midway throughPress the [MENU] button.≥The self-timer standby mode is cancelled whenyou turn off the power or operate the mode dial.Wide/4:3 FunctionThis allows you to record images compatible withwide-screen TVs.Wide FunctionImages are recorded with a 16:9 aspect ratio.4:3 FunctionImages are recorded with a 4:3 aspect ratio.≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.1 Wide FunctionSet [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [16:9].4:3 FunctionSet [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [4:3].ª To Cancel the Wide/4:3 FunctionWide FunctionSet [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [4:3].4:3 FunctionSet [BASIC] >> [REC ASPECT] >> [16:9].≥The default setting is [16:9].≥In the wide-screen mode, the menu screens,operation icons and other screen displaysappear horizontally oriented.≥When images are played back on a TV screen,the date/time indication may be erased in somecases.≥Depending on the TV, the picture quality maydeteriorate.≥If still pictures recorded with a 4:3 aspect ratioare played back when [TV ASPECT] is set to[16:9], part of the operation icons and otherdisplays will appear on the black bands on theleft and right of the picture.≥Concerning the TV to be connected and TVused for playback.≥When playing back images taken by this uniton a TV screen, change the settingestablished by Tape/Card playback mode[SETUP] >> [TV ASPECT] to match theaspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) of the TV monitor tobe connected. (-41-)≥Depending on the settings of the TVconnected, the images may not be displayedproperly. For more information, please readthe operating instructions for the TV.1Downloaded From VideoCamera-Manual.com Manuals