I have a Canon GL1 (oldie, i know, but i love it) and the electronic 16:9 setting SUCKS. It noticeably reduces the quality.
How else could I record in 16:9?
2007-02-12 13:50:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Hey I have a GL2 :-) (sorry couldnt resist) so I'm in a similar situation. Century optics makes a 16:9 anamorphic lens adapter, which I've heard (and seen) works very well, and you could probably find one cheap on eBay. As a note of reference, the electronic 16:9 on the gl2 isn't that bad, but that's probably due in part to the higher resolution sensors. Hope this helps!
2007-02-13 04:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not going to get good wide screen with out a wide screen 1980 x 1020 matrix array.
The GL1 undercut on pixels (333,333 required for SDTV) with 270,000 pixel chips in a 720 x 480 ratio You're trying to spread that out wide, using either anamprophics (making square pixels rectangles) or cropping (going 720 x 300).
Neither option is going to work unless you want letter box, for you'll have to stretch the image out no matter what.
2007-02-13 09:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides getting a camera with a 16:9 lense? No other way.
Sorry!
You could always edit it later on though. Just be mindful of how you frame what you are recording
2007-02-12 23:46:35 · answer #3 · answered by spefio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Record 4:3 and then crop the top and bottom during editing.
2007-02-13 02:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋