• The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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    18 days ago

    Invention that will seem obvious after it’s introduced: a phone camera that can film in landscape while being held vertically.

    Why don’t we have this??

    People turning their phones to film in landscape will probably be one of those things that’ll look silly in old media once this is changed.

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      18 days ago

      Increases the hardware pixel count by ~1.6x while being wasted every shot.

      Just turn your fucking phone.

      That being said, half our phones have like 3 cameras on the back we don’t use, so sure, throw a fourth on, why not?

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        18 days ago

        It wouldn’t. It would just switch the orientation of the camera. The preview/what you’re looking at would remain in portrait mode.

        It’s literally a software problem. You don’t use a different camera when you go into landscape mode, you’re just using a different aspect ratio.

        So again, why don’t we have this?

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          17 days ago

          i think its not about the camera, but about the screen you are seeing the recording on. Imagine taking a video in landscape but having to check what you are recording in portrait. What would i want that disadvantage for?

          Btw i find the many people who watch wide screen videos in portrait mode fucked up.

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          17 days ago

          I’m pretty sure that the multiple cameras all have different focal lengths, which allows the software to composite a single image from the multiple signals. This allows the intersecting fields to enhance quality when zooming and discriminate smudges/dust that you wouldn’t want to be in the shot.

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      18 days ago

      Phones have square camera sensors.There’s no reason that shouldn’t be a thing already.

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        17 days ago

        They’re 4:3, but close enough I guess. There’s plenty of resolution in either direction anyways