button name "wide/pro cinema" at DVinfo.net

Dimitri De Keukelaere · April 13th, 2006, 05:15 PM

I was just wondering about the button on the gs400. On some models (probably the American types) you have the button "wide/procinema". My camera says "aspect/pro-cinema". Another example is "advanced magic pix", on my model it says "colour night view". I myself am from Europe. So is there any explanation for the differance in names, is it just for a commercial reason or is there something else involved.

Tommy Haupfear · April 13th, 2006, 07:19 PM

Sounds like just a difference in wording. Wide indicates that you entering into widescreen 16:9 mode and aspect indicates you're changing your aspect ration from 4:3 to 16:9. Same end result other than you've got a few more pixels than the NTSC equivalent. :)

Dimitri De Keukelaere · April 14th, 2006, 07:19 AM

hehe, I thought it would be a silly question but hey, no harm of asking it :-)

thanks anyway for the answer :-)

April 13th, 2006, 05:15 PM	#1
Dimitri De Keukelaere Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 113	button name "wide/pro cinema" I was just wondering about the button on the gs400. On some models (probably the American types) you have the button "wide/procinema". My camera says "aspect/pro-cinema". Another example is "advanced magic pix", on my model it says "colour night view". I myself am from Europe. So is there any explanation for the differance in names, is it just for a commercial reason or is there something else involved.

April 13th, 2006, 07:19 PM	#2
Tommy Haupfear Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,415	Sounds like just a difference in wording. Wide indicates that you entering into widescreen 16:9 mode and aspect indicates you're changing your aspect ration from 4:3 to 16:9. Same end result other than you've got a few more pixels than the NTSC equivalent. :)

April 14th, 2006, 07:19 AM	#3
Dimitri De Keukelaere Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 113	hehe, I thought it would be a silly question but hey, no harm of asking it :-) thanks anyway for the answer :-)