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do all canon point and shoots ONLY allow 4:3 on several settings?

Started Jun 14, 2015 | Discussions thread
Mark B.
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Re: do all canon point and shoots ONLY allow 4:3 on several settings?

Island Golfer wrote:

On one of Adorama's resource pages, the reviewer comments, "You can now also shooting in multiple aspect ratios, including 16:9, 3:2, 4:3 and 1:1.". In another review by CameraDicision, it is stated, "You can shoot at maximum resolution of 5184 x 3888 pixels with aspect ratios of 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9". In Amazon.com specs on the camera, it also shows the same aspec ratios. If you want it to format best on a computer screen, you should use the aspect ration of 4:3

Very few, if any, computer screens are actually 4:3 anymore; most are now 16:9.  iPads are 4:3, not sure about other tablets.

. If you want it to best match the size of common print paper sizes, you should probably use 3:2.

Only for 4" x 6" prints.  Other common sizes - 5x7, 8x10, 11x14 - require cropping on the sides.

Mark

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