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xandros9
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In all phones, cameras, etc. the MP count is the total pixel count of the circular sensor I believe.
Of that, a rectangular photo is then cropped, losing the roundness and some of the resolution.
Why they don't take circular photos then? Its weird and probably a niche feature at most.
Why don't they advertise the rectangular resolution, like 4:3 or 16:9? Well, nobody does I think.
Well I could be wrong, but this is how I understand the situation.
Of that, a rectangular photo is then cropped, losing the roundness and some of the resolution.
Why they don't take circular photos then? Its weird and probably a niche feature at most.
Why don't they advertise the rectangular resolution, like 4:3 or 16:9? Well, nobody does I think.
Well I could be wrong, but this is how I understand the situation.
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What made you say so?
Haven't heard of a circular camera sensor yet, but I think most camera sensors are rectangular. I've dismantled a few and they were indeed rectangular.:smile:
At first I suspected that the cause is similar to the L1020 (having only 34 or 38 MP depending on the aspect ratio), but then the L730 has a "true 16:9 sensor" so there might be another reason.
xandros9
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Some other post, somewhere here... complete with a chart and stuff. Maybe not the sensor, but the lens is round and stuff!
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I see. Yes, the lens is definitely circular, and the image it creates is also circular, but the sensor is almost always rectangular.:smile:
P.S.
My "What made you say so?" was for sj_kris04.
P.S.
My "What made you say so?" was for sj_kris04.
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