Do we actually lose image quality/detail when setting pics to 16:9?

[dave9851]

I understand this makes the pictures wider, but would the image quality be better with 4:3?

 

[Kubiac6666]

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No it's the same quality.
The hi-res pic in 4:3 is 38 MP and in 16:9 is 36 MP.
But the Lumia 1020 generates always 5 MP Pics out of these hi-res pics.

 

[Deutscher2]

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I understand this makes the pictures wider, but would the image quality be better with 4:3?

No, the Lumia 1020 just uses an other area of the Sensor.

 

[broughshane]

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picture quality both the same ! its only really when it comes to posting them on web sites and they change the image quality format to fit there sites needs.