Hi everyone.

I have read every piece of information I can find, and I am still confused regarding the 16:9 feature of the HC40. Could someone please tell me if the camera uses a 16:9 portion of the chip with equal resolution to that of the 4:3 portion it uses in the standard mode? That is, does it just throw away pixels for the black bars, or does it handle 16:9 like, say a Panasonic 953?

I know the output resolution should be the same for 4:3 and 16:9, but my question is if the camera handles the 16:9 without throwing away pixels on the imaging chip.

Thanks for any info you may offer. If my qestion is not clear, please advise.

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Jeff