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Ryan Sublett · March 31st, 2006, 03:55 PM

I am recording in widescreen mode with my optura 50 I bought last week and when I play it back on my 4:3 tv it squeezes the video horizantally so everyone in the video looks tall and skinny. 16:9 looks better, gives me a wider field of view, and uses the entire chip. So how do I get it to play back on my TV with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen?

March 31st, 2006, 03:55 PM	#1
Ryan Sublett Tourist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 3	16:9 playback on 4:3 TV?? I am recording in widescreen mode with my optura 50 I bought last week and when I play it back on my 4:3 tv it squeezes the video horizantally so everyone in the video looks tall and skinny. 16:9 looks better, gives me a wider field of view, and uses the entire chip. So how do I get it to play back on my TV with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen?