Actually, I've used a Panasonic DVX-100B and it can shoot in either standard 4:3, letterbox (the 4:3 aspect ratio with black bars), or "true" widescreen 16:9. So when you play the DVX widescreen (16:9) footage on a standard 4:3 TV it will have black bars, but if you play it on a widescrren TV it...