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Sony DSR-PD170 User Manual

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Advanced Recording Operations
Using the wide mode
You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE).
Black bands appear on the screen during recording in the 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The
picture during playing back in the 4:3 mode on a wide-screen TV [b] or a normal TV
[c]* is compressed in the widthwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-
screen TV to the full mode, you can watch pictures of normal images [d].
* Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture in the wide mode, it appears as you have
seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder [a].
In standby mode, set 16:9WIDE to ON in
in the menu settings (p. 105).
To cancel the wide mode
Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings (p. 105).
In wide mode, you cannot select the following modes:
Old movie
Progressive recording mode
During recording
You cannot operate the wide mode function. When you cancel the wide mode, set your
camcorder to the standby mode and then set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings.
Connection for a TV
Pictures recorded in the 16:9WIDE mode automatically appear on the TV screen at full
size when:
[a]
16:9
WIDE
[c]
[b] [d]
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Sony DSR-PD170 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ModelDSR-PD170
CategoryCamcorder
Image Sensor3x 1/3" CCD
Effective Pixels380, 000 pixels
LensCarl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*
Optical Zoom12x
Focal Length6-72mm
ViewfinderColor LCD
MicrophoneBuilt-in Stereo
Maximum Aperturef/1.6
Recording FormatDVCAM/DV
Audio Recording16-bit (48kHz) or 12-bit (32kHz)
InterfaceIEEE 1394 (FireWire)
LCD Screen2.5" Color LCD

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