what does squeeze mode do?

[ryvac]

I just got a DVX and I'm starting to learn so please understand my stupid question...

okay so
When I first got my DVX, I looked at the squeeze mode and I hated how it looked.
the image is streched out vertically and looks unreal to me.
so I only shoot Norm or Letterbox.

However, after searching lots of post on dvxuser.com
I realized everyone is shooting in squeeze mode...........why?
does the squeeze mode only look bad on the LCD on the DVX?
or when I project it on a 16:9 TV does it look better?????
is there something that the squeeze mode does that I don't know??

I just don't like how the image is streched vertically so I never use it...
but is that a normal thing or look it's getting?

 

[HorseFilms]

You stretch it out to 16:9 in your NLE. It only looks funny on the LCD and viewfinder.

 

[Barry_Green]

Squeeze mode is designed to be displayed on a widescreen TV.

 

[saturnin]

and with lot of tvs being widescreen now... it sounds like a good idea ....

 

[HorseFilms]

Also, if you burn it to a 16:9 DVD, it'll display properly on a 16:9 TV and letterboxed on a 4:3 TV.

 

[Joshua Provost]

I just got a DVX and I'm starting to learn so please understand my stupid question...

If you have the B model, you can set the LCD to aspect correct and it will display squeeze mode in the proper aspect ratio so it doesn't look squished.

 

[Huy Vu]

The DVX CCD chip is 4:3 in shape, when in 4:3 mode you're using almost the full area of the chip. When shooting in squeeze mode, the camera is cropping off a 16:9 area of the chip, resulting in less effective pixels and costing you some resolution.

 

[ryvac]

Great info guys. thank you
Now does that mean when your shooting in squeeze mode, your not really seeing everything on the LCD right?
So I should be carefull on the edges when I'm using squeeze mode? because it's actually picking up more images on the edge right?

so should I zoom in more for safty when I'm using a 35mm adapter??

 

[Barry_Green]

When shooting Squeeze you do see everything on the LCD -- that's why it looks "squeezed"; it's cramming everything into the 4:3 LCD so it has to "squish it" in on the sides.

 

[dory_breaux]

if you have a 100B you can opt to display it correctly in the display menu.

 

[Paulius]

The DVX CCD chip is 4:3 in shape, when in 4:3 mode you're using almost the full area of the chip. When shooting in squeeze mode, the camera is cropping off a 16:9 area of the chip, resulting in less effective pixels and costing you some resolution.

So are you supposed to uprez squeeze 16:9 shot on a dvx(and how)....why would you want to loose resolution?

 

[Barry_Green]

IF you shoot in squeeze, it creates 16:9 footage. That footage is designed for, and is suitable for, and ready for, display on a 16:9 television or authoring to a widescreen DVD.