[MacDV] Re: Canon ZR-60 16:9??

[R B Williams]

The zr60 has true anamorphic so the LCD will appear squashed or stretched during
shooting. If you can get used to that, then the 4:3 monitor playback at the end is
great. It also makes for less work for the Mac while editing. This is ultimately the
best quality solution for widescreen.

On the other hand, if you shoot standard and then letterbox during the edit you have the
ability to reframe shots vertically since there is extra information top and bottom.
Some folks prefer this extra measure of control over the end frame.

R. B.

Eagle wrote:

> On Jan 22, 2004, at 3:10 PM, chrisandheather at shaw.ca wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone out there know if the Canon ZR-60 supports 16:9 shooting
> > mode? I have decided to pick one up at B & H Video next month.
> >
> > Chris
>
> Chris,
>
> I have a ZR-60 and it does have a 16:9 mode, but when you shoot in 16:9
> mode the image is stretched on the LCD.  I haven't tried it to see how
> it imports into iMovie.  However, I would shoot ALL of my video in 16:9
> mode if it would look OK on my current 4:3 monitor. (I need to try that
> out...)
>
> Eagle
>
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