Camera Playback question

Well, I'm almost embarrassed to ask this question and it is not strictly a FCP question to boot. I realize a lot of you are cutting edge HD types, but I'm still using a Sony TRV 900 camera. I know that even if you set it to shoot in 16:9, it's not true 16:9. But if one were to do this, how do you get it to play back without distortion on a regular 4:3 screen (i.e. with the black bars top and bottom instead of the compressed picture you get otherwise)? I can't find a menu setting to allow this. Thanks in advance.
Steve

One of the easiest is to create a new sequence that is 4:3.
Then drag the completed 16:9 sequence INTO that one.
It should be fine on its own, but sometimes it still looks like squished 4:3. IF that's the case, click on the 16:9 sequence that's inside the timeline of the 4:3 and hit the ENTER key on your numeric keypad.
This will then load it into the viewer without opening up the 16:9 sequence again.
Once it's there, click on the MOTION tab and twirl down the DISTORT triangle.
At the bottom of that you'll see a setting for ASPECT... change that to 33 or -33. I always forget which.
Then render.
Good luck,
CaptM

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