Digital cameras: Looking for a true widescreen 16:9 point and shoot.
Looking for a true widescreen 16:9 point and shoot.
by carlg113 - 12/19/08 8:06 PMI've heard that most cameras just crop 4:3 pictures when shooting in widescreen mode. I'm looking for a true widescreen point and shoot. My googleing only brought me to a Lumix DMC-LX1. I'm a camera newbie and would love any help. Thanks alot!
Carl G.
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by carlg113 - 12/19/08 8:10 PM In reply to: Looking for a true widescreen 16:9 point and shoot. by carlg113Does anyone know if your average drugstore (cvs, walgreens, etc) prints widescreen pics?
I'm not sure why you want to print in a 16:9 format,
by Kiddpeat - 12/19/08 8:57 PM In reply to: Also by carlg113but the average drugstore has specific sizes like 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, etc. You are most likely to get either a lot of white space, or the left and right sides will be cropped off. That's the only way they can fit a nonstandard size.
Wide-screen Prints
by snapshot2
- 12/19/08 9:45 PM
In reply to: Also by carlg113
It all depends upon what you call wide-screen.
Most small digital cameras have a print aspect ration of 4:3
Most DSLR cameras (except Panasonic and Olympus) use an aspect ratio of 3:2 which is wide-screen in comparison to 4:3
3:2 is the same aspect ratio used for 35mm film.
The standard 4 x 6 inch paper fits the 3:2 aspect ratio perfectly.
When they print a 4:3 image on 4 x 6 inch paper, they clip 1/4 inch of the top and bottom of the image, so that it fits on the 4 x 6 paper.
I don't know of any standard photo paper that has an aspect ratio of 16:9
To print the 16:9 aspect ratio, you can print it on 5 x 7 inch paper.
You would get a 3.9375 x 7 inch picture.
You will have approximately 1/2 inch of white space at the top and bottom of the paper.
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16:9
by snapshot2 - 12/19/08 9:21 PM
In reply to: Looking for a true widescreen 16:9 point and shoot. by carlg113
I could only find the Panasonic LX1 and LX2 that have a sensor with a true 16:9 aspect ratio.
When Panasonic came out with the LX3, they did away with the 16:9 sensor.
Here is a link that covers the subject:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408enthusiastgroup/page6.asp
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