Hitachi DZ-MV550A Owners Guide - Page 95

Note: • The 16:9 setting will be kept even after the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off. • The DZ-MV550A does not have the 16:9 setting. • The 16:9 setting can be used when recording movies on DVD-RAM disc: It is not compatible with still recording, recording of external input or recording on DVD-R disc. • Images recorded with "16:9 On" (aspect ratio 16:9) specified will be played back with the setting used during recording regardless of the 16:9 setting then being used. • The characters of dates and titles will be longer in the vertical direction on a wide-screen TV and on the LCD monitor of this DVD video camera/recorder. • When "16:9 On" is specified, black bands will appear across the top and bottom of LCD monitor screen (except on menu screen, Navigation screen, or playback image recorded with "16:9 Off" specified). • The 16:9 setting is not compatible with ID-1/ID-2*. • To view images recorded at 16:9 setting, switch the aspect ratio of your TV: See TV instruction manual for this switching. • When using a video selector (see "Terminology", P. 160), the TV may not automatically be switched to 16:9 mode. * This system records the aspect ratio (16:9, 4:3) information in void space between video signals. 95 English