Sony DCR-HC26 Operating Guide - Page 46
TAPE SET menu, - REC MODE/AUDIO MODE/REMAIN, WIDE DISP Wide display, REC MODE Recording mode
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LCD/VF SET menu (Continued) • When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is slightly reduced during recording. WIDE DISP (Wide display) You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio picture appears in the viewfinder and the LCD screen by setting [WIDE SEL] to [16:9 WIDE]. The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation. B LETTER BOX Normal setting (standard type of display) SQUEEZE Expands the picture vertically if black bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect ratio are undesirable. TAPE SET menu - REC MODE/AUDIO MODE/REMAIN The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected. See page 34 for details on selecting menu items. REC MODE (Recording mode) B SP (SP) Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette. LP (LP) Increases the recording time to 1.5 times the SP mode (Long Play). • You can record about 510 still images in the SP mode and about 765 still images in the LP mode on a 60 minutes tape. • If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like noise may appear or sound may be interrupted when you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs. • When you mix recordings in the SP mode and in the LP mode on one tape, the playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between the scenes. AUDIO MODE B 12BIT Records in the 12-bit mode (2 stereo sounds). 16BIT ( ) Records in the 16-bit mode (1 stereo sound with high quality). 46