Hi,

So let me get this straight...I have a conference I am going to shoot with the FX-1 that will be broadcast to a large 4:3 screen via an LCD projector. I will just run S-video (or maybe even component if the projector handles it) out to the projector. Here's my question; can I send out a 4:3 image or do I rely on the projector to 'crop' the image?

Thanks,

J

Send out a 4:3 image from the FX1 or your projector will likely squeeze the image, depending on how it's set up.

in the menu you have to select TV>4:3. then it will automatically letterbox the picture for you!

the FX-1 only outputs a 16x9 image when shot in HDV mode. The two choices are 16x9 letterbox and 16x9 anamorphic. The Z1 includes an additional 4:3 center-cut option which crops the left and right edges of the screen.

if your projector isn't a hi-def projector, i'd shoot the footage in 4:3 DV and project it that way.. unless you want the letterbox look.

mike thats is not correct! i shoot all day long in HDV mode and out put to a sony monitor and i am getting a 4x3 letterbox output image. there is a option in the menu that you can change your output from 16x9 to 4x3. check it out if you have the camera.


joel

Actually, the correct term for what you're seeing is a 16x9 letterbox image. not a 4x3 letterbox image. the "16x9" refers to the aspect of the letterbox, not the display aspect ratio. 16x9 letterbox is how you show 16x9 footage on a 4:3 canvas.

Changing the output from 16x9 to 4x3 doesn't change the aspect ratio of the image to 4x3, it only letterboxes your 16x9 footage to display in full perspective on a 4x3 set.

We're both saying the same thing, just saying it differently.

ok thanks,

but it is a 4.3 image and thats what the poster was asking for. and indeed it does. inother words the 16x9 image will not be "sqeezed" into a 4x3 image.

joel