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Using the Menu
You can select [480i] or [1080i/480i]
depending on your TV when you connect
your camcorder to a TV via a component
A/V cable.
480i
Supports connection between your
camcorder and a TV with a component
input jack that supports the 480i format.
B1080i/480i
Supports connection between your
camcorder and a TV with a component
input jack that supports the 1080i format.
You can convert signals in HDV format to
DV format, and output pictures in DV
format from the
HDV/DV interface
(i.LINK).
BOFF
Outputs the pictures from the HDV/DV
interface (i.LINK) in accordance with the
settings in [REC FORMAT] and [VCR
HDV/DV].
ON
Pictures in HDV format are converted to
DV format, and pictures in DV format are
output in DV format.
b Notes
• For input signal via an i.LINK connection, see
[VCR HDV/DV]
(p. 77).
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before setting
[i.LINK CONV]. Otherwise, the connected
video device may not be able to recognize the
video signal from your camcorder.
You need to convert the signal depending
on a type of your TV when playing back the
picture. The recorded pictures are played
back as following illustrations.
B16:9
Select to view your pictures on a 16:9
(wide) TV.
4:3
Select to view your pictures on a 4:3
standard TV.
b Notes
• This is not effective for the i.LINK output.
• When you connect your camcorder to a TV
compatible with the ID-1 system or via an
S
VIDEO jack for playing back the tape, set
[TV TYPE] to [16:9]. The TV automatically
switches the aspect ratio according to the
playback picture. Refer also to the manual
supplied with your TV.
COMPONENT
i.LINK CONV
TV TYPE
HDV/DV (16:9)
format pictures
DV (4:3) format
pictures
HDV/DV (16:9)
format pictures
DV (4:3) format
pictures