In HD mode the camera will probably only record in 16:9 format - you get 4:3 when you down-convert via fire-wire or S-Vid. My guess is component out for HDTV viewing if it doesn't have HDMI/DVI - that's what the Sony HDV camcorder I have uses.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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In HD mode the camera will probably only record in 16:9 format - you get 4:3 when you down-convert via fire-wire or S-Vid. My guess is component out for HDTV viewing if it doesn't have HDMI/DVI - that's what the Sony HDV camcorder I have uses.