RCA ProV950HB Camcorder User Manual


 
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Recording with the Wide
Screen (16:9)
This feature lets you record scenes with the
wide-screen feel of a movie shown in a theater.
The top and the bottom of the picture are
masked with black bands to produce an
effective screen aspect ratio of 16:9.
Setting the Wide Screen Mode
1 Press the MENU button until appears
on the monitor (Camera mode).
2 Press B on the operation button ( ) to
select “MENU”.
3 Press on the button to select “PAGE”.
Press B on the button to select MENU-
PAGE
2
and then pressAon the button
to select “16:9”.
STOP WATCH
COUNTER
AUTO
M
E
N
U
5 To return to the normal picture, press C on
the button to select “OFF” in step 4.
Notes:
• The masked portion of the screen will appear green
when recording; however, during playback it will be
black.
• When using the fade function (see page 28) in the
Wide Screen mode, only the unmasked portion of
the screen will fade in or out.
• You can only use the Wide Screen mode when the
camcorder is in Camera mode.
4 Press B on the button to select “ON”.
Then, press the MENU button to remove the
menu.
ITEM
S
E
T
S
E
T
PAGE
DATE /TIME
DISPLAY
SELF REC
ON
DATE DATETIME
AUTO
AUTO
AUTONO
OFF
CORRECT
1234
OFF
Basic Operations
Camera Recording
Normal Screen Mode Wide Screen Mode
ITEM
S
E
T
S
E
T
PAGE
DATE /TIME
DISPLAY
SELF REC
ON
DATE DATETIME
AUTO
AUTO
AUTONO
OFF
CORRECT
1234
OFF
Operation
Button
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
ITEM
SS
PAGE
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
ITEM
SS
PAGE
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
ITEM
SS
PAGE
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
CAM. DISP.
DGTL ZOOM
ITEM
S
E
T
S
E
T
PAGE
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
CAM. DISP.
DGTL ZOOM
ITEM
S
E
T
S
E
T
PAGE
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
1234
16 : 9
REMOTE
ITEM
SS
PAGE
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
To Cancel Automatic Display of the
Screen in Camera Mode
Normally, when the power is turned on in Camera
mode, the screen with the indicators such as
“BLC” and “EXTEND” is automatically displayed
on the monitor.
If you do not want these indicators to be
automatically displayed, follow the procedure
below.
1 Press the MENU button until appears on
the monitor.
2 Press B on the button to select “MENU”.
3 Press B on the button to select MENU-
PAGE
2
and then pressAon the button to
select “CAM. DISP.”.
4 Press B on the button to select “OFF”.
Then, press the MENU button to remove the
menu. Turn camera off, then on again.
Indicators will not appear.
Notes:
• You can cancel the automatic display of
screen
in VCR mode by setting “VCR DISP.” to “OFF” on
the VCR menu screen.
• If you want the indicators to be displayed, press the
MODE DISPLAY button.