On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:15:24 GMT, "Steve Roberts" wrote:

>A friend of mine has been shooting some interviews for me on an XM1. During
>editing, we noticed that although the line width was (obviously) 720 pixels,
>the picture width was only 702 pixels - ie blanked to the equivalent
>analogue picture width. My own Panasonic MX300 records a full 720 pixels.
>
>Is there an adjustable blanking setting on the XM1?

No. Fortunately, the black edges do not show on
TV (and are not very obnoxious on computer monitors),
unless a transition/motion is used that moves the frame
edge inward...