Widescreen miniDV??...true?

1. RockstarRider
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   if a miniDV shoots in widescreen what is the actual resolution is it like 640x480 but just reduced the width to around 640x320(just my guess) or is it true 720x480?????....is the resolution cutted or is it like the lens expanded more width-wise (i know not literally expanded) but you know..is the quality reduced if it shoots in widescreen..im not talking about like the GL2 which has the LCD screen in a 4:3 ratio...Im talking about camcorders that have the 16:9 widescreen LCD...is the size of the video made bigger??

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Coreece
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   16x9 is true 720 x 480 and the resolution is the same as 4:3 720x480.

   These two formats both use rectangular pixels, the only difference is the the 16x9 pixel is wider than it is long and a 4:3 pixel is longer than it is wide.  

   Does this help?

   I will try to find an illustration if you need one.

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. Coreece
   Member

   

   I think I understand your question a little better, and yes...footage that would nomally be at the top and bottom of 4:3 video would be "cutoff" on 16x9 footage, but the 16x9 footage will have extra video on the sides that would normally be "cutoff" in 4:3 footage...but thay still have the same amount of pixels.  One is neither better than the other, it's just a matter of preference.

   Posted 3 years ago #

4. RockstarRider
   Member

   

   yeah that helped...

   Posted 3 years ago #

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