"Igor" <igarber@optonline.net> wrote in message

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> > BTW, The VX2000/2100

> > 16:9 is a sorta anamorphic system - the cropped vertical height

> > is stretched to full height for maximum use of the 4:3 area, though

> > the VF shows everything in normal proportion with letterboxing

> > added. Hook the camera up to a TV and see the difference

> > between the recorded image and what the VF (for convenience)

> > shows...

> Yes, I've tried it. I also found that my Sony Wega TV has an option to

> disable that and you can display the footage in 16:9. Another poster

> mentioned that the VX2000/2100 not only clipst top and bottom, but

> also "electronically stretches" the image... I'm still confused about

> that comment? Whay would it have to do that if the 16:9 proportion has

> already? :-[

16:9 can be done several different ways. Best: a 16:9 CCD. With

a 4:3 CCD, the choice is cropping (during recording or after, throwing

away non-image-area pixels as black bars), or cropping and stretching

the image vertically to use all the CCD pixels for imaging, or using an

anamorphic lens to leave the vertical proportion intact, but squeezing

more angle of view into the horizontal part of the frame, also using

all of the image-area pixels. Your choice...;-)

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David Ruether

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