[Frameworks] Question on: Panasonic DVX 100BE 16:9 format

[bryan mckay]

The 100B displays the squeezed image as a letterboxed image in the  
viewfinder.

On Jul 25, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Flick Harrison wrote:

> The danger of squeeze mode is that you aren't seeing what you get;  
> you're seeing a fun-house mirror.  It's harder to focus and  
> compose.  I know shooters who can do it but it's annoying.
>
> Unless the 100BE has fixed this, and actually letterboxes the  
> squeezed image in the viewfinder, but then you might be mixing it up  
> with true letterbox mode so I doubt they've done that.
>
> On my Canon XH-A1, you can letterbox the output to TV or leave it  
> native 16:9 depending on your monitor.  Or get a monitor that has a  
> 16:9 button on it.  That's another option for getting accurate  
> picture on location if you shoot in squeeze.  I shot a whole feature  
> that way.
>
> Anamorphic lens adapters, never worked with one, but I imagine it  
> adds to the shooting workflow - i.e. does the camera fit in your bag  
> with the adapter on?  Do the threads on the adapter require bomb- 
> squad patience and finesse?  After five deployments, are the threads  
> stripped and useless? If you're taking it on and off, you'd have two  
> more surfaces to keep clean. And you'd still have the fun-house  
> mirror effect.
>
> I did a google search for:
>
> "squeeze mode" panasonic
>
> (use those quotes!) and found some good threads on the topic.   
> That's usually the first thing you should do in these matters...  
> even google your camera model in there as well.  2-pop and lafcpug  
> are good forums for these things, or always used to be anyway when I  
> hung there.
>
> - Flick
>
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