16:9 video recording?

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16:9 video recording?

Does the iPhone 3GS record widescreen? If so, how? I thought all you had to do was flip the camera to landscape but after doing so, the videos still show up 4:3

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G5, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jul 19, 2009 4:27 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 19, 2009 4:44 PM in response to Michael Butler1

Copied from this link.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/how-to/#photos.viewing-photos-and-videos

View a photo or video in landscape orientation:
Rotate iPhone sideways. The photo or video reorients automatically and, if it’s in landscape format, expands to fit the screen.

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Answer 2

Jul 19, 2009 5:17 PM in response to Allan Sampson

When I transfer the video to my computer, it is 4:3 and not 16:9

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Jul 19, 2009 5:19 PM in response to Michael Butler1

If I am not mistaken, iPhone 3GS video is 640x480. That's pretty much 4:3 ain't it?

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Jul 19, 2009 5:49 PM in response to Michael Butler1

Because video is not captured widescreen/16:9 even when video is caputured with the iPhone in landscape mode. Video captured in portrait mode will expand to fit the screen when viewing the video in landscape, which does not mean the video was captured widescreen/16:9.

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Jul 19, 2009 5:54 PM in response to Allan Sampson

I admit I haven't even read the instructions 🙂 so I am baffled by my first video. I took it holding the iPhone portraitwise, and I uploaded it to MobileMe. The video looks like the iPhone screen (like a 16:9 video laid out vertically). I thought that was odd. Haven't tried uploading one I took while holding the iPhone landscapewise, but if the camera is VGA, it seems to be cropping to fit the iPhone screen. Just a WAG.

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Answer 6

Aug 4, 2009 12:00 PM in response to PTBoater

So I recorded a video holding the camera/phone in landscape orientation. When I rotate the phone to watch it in landscape, the video also rolls, so I have to turn my head sideways to view it--whats up with that?? It will not stay in landscape and it is like that in Quicktime too..very annoying. What did I do wrong? I have the new phone by the way.

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