I have a question about ' correct for aspect ratio'

I have recently completed a wedding video, and the bride and her family have expressed disappointment that my footage make them ' look like a group of dwarves.... small and fat'.
My initial reaction to this was to say there is nothing I can do about their shape, however I did agree to investigate further. I have checked my cameras to ensure that I am filming in 4:3 aspect ratio.
I have noted tonight however that final cut (I use Final Cut Express 4.0.1) has a tool that allows you to 'correct for aspect ratio'. I cannot find reference to this in the user manual (although I am sure it is there). When I apply this to any clips, it does appear to stretch the images upwards/ vertical.
Should I be using this all times before editing?
Is this perhaps the cuase of the dwarf effect on the final footage? I have never had any complaints before.
Any help or experience would be appreciated.

Here is a screen shot of the clip properties. Pixel aspect is PAL- CCIR 601.

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I'm working on video and I'm now capturing all my video for a project.
I'm using dv and so I'm set to dv NTSC 48khz 720x480.
I don't know if this means anything, but I'm shooting on 24p.
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I like making movies but I'm really bad at this kind of technical stuff. But the project is really important and involves a lot of people's donated time as well as my own countless hours. So I should make it as good as I can.
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I'm a bit of a dolt. I have a hard time with this technical stuff so some of your comments are tough to understand.
I know I should read up on it and improve my understanding.
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