Avinash Shenoy ([info]avinash) wrote,
@ 2008-03-28 10:13:00
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Life moves to 16:9
It started with a new camera late last year. The Lumix FZ8k prompted change in aspect ratio for all photos from 4:3 to 16:9. The move did not go down well with the family...especially since we did not have anything that could display a 16:9 photo full screen. My laptop was a much older machine. The home TV was a vintage CRT. All 4:3 displays.

Last month my laptop changed. Off course, it is office issue, but has a 16:9 display.

The day before yesterday we upgraded the home TV to a Sharp Aquos LC-32BX6M. And it rocks !

We're now full circle with all displays at home 16:9 capable.

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[info]achitnis
2008-03-28 02:18 pm UTC (link)
Well, I am not so sure if one would want to do that.

All these cameras that have a 16:9 option only reduce the height of the image to produce the 16:9 effect, the horizontal dimension remains the same. For example, my camera, which does 12 mpp at 4:3, will produce a 9mpp image at 16:9, with the width the same as a 4:3 picture (i.e. 4000 pixels).

16:9 shooting is very convenient if you want to immediately display the pictures on a 16:9 display, but otherwise, it makes more sense to shoot at full resolution 4:3 and crop later if/when needed. That way, you don't lose any unnoticed detail.

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