Can you record 16:9 on miniDV tape?

daktulus

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Is it possible to record 16:9 on miniDV tape?


Is there an anamorphic mode?
How do you best do it?

If so, what kind of quality can you expect?
 
Yes.

Yes, native 16:9 DV is also called "anamorphic".


You get full SD 16:9 DV quality. same resolution as 4:3 but with the proper 16:9 aspect ratio.

- Mikko
 
So when recording 16:9 on tape, is the picture recorded anamorhic, to use the full bandwith?

Have you done it? I´m asking, because the Panasonic description of the tape recorder only states 576 recording.

Is DVCPRO50 16:9 recorded anamorphic too, to use the full bandwith?
Does 16:9 DVCPRO50 look better than 16:9 miniDV?
 
In PAL, it's 720x576 with a 1.457 pixel aspect ratio. PAL 4:3 is 720x576 with a 1.093 pixel aspect ratio.

MANY people have done it, countless times.

DVCPRO 50 looks better than DV, yes. And yes, it, too, is anamorphic when widescreen.
 
May sound stupid, but just to make sure: do you see real 16:9 in viewfinder or an anamorphic/squeezed picture?
 
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