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Anyone own the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3?
Anyone own the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3?
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmclx3/
I was so happy with the widescreen (16:9) pics from my trip that I am looking to get a new compact camera of my own.
The LX3 shoots native 16:9 as opposed to most any of the rest that simply crop a 4:3 internally.
To be clear, I never print pics, I simply view them on my PC and I do it often. It's a sickness (I have thousands)
Since I think all computers are moving towards the 16:9 ratio I'm thinking this is the format of choice moving forward.
Anyone else play with 16:9?
The pics look awesome on widescreen monitors![/url]
I was so happy with the widescreen (16:9) pics from my trip that I am looking to get a new compact camera of my own.
The LX3 shoots native 16:9 as opposed to most any of the rest that simply crop a 4:3 internally.
To be clear, I never print pics, I simply view them on my PC and I do it often. It's a sickness (I have thousands)
Since I think all computers are moving towards the 16:9 ratio I'm thinking this is the format of choice moving forward.
Anyone else play with 16:9?
The pics look awesome on widescreen monitors![/url]
Just to clarify what Wakey is talking about…
(WARNING: more photo-dweeb info than most need or care to know)
The aspect ratio of a digital photograph is the relationship between the width and height of the photograph. The number before the colon represents the width of the image and the number after is the height. Both numbers represent a relationship, not a specific measurement.
4:3 is used by most point-and-shoot digital cameras whereas 3:2 is used by 35mm film and most Digital SLRs (DSLRs). Aspect ratios will differ between camera manufacturers and even between different model cameras from the same company.
There are other aspect ratios, but they are less common, including 5:4, 16:9 (which would indeed match up nicely with a widescreen monitor) and 1:1 (a square image). Some digital cameras offer multiple aspect ratios and let you choose which one you want to use for any given photo.
Note that the newer Panasonic LX3 in your link has gone to a 3:2 screen, but it does make the most of the sensor's area, getting similar pixel counts in all modes, including 16:9. It’s also got a very wide (24mm) and fast Leica lens with optical image stabilization, but not much zoom (2.5x which is equivalent to only 60mm). It also supports the RAW format and can shoot in HD movie mode. FYI in the same category (high end compact), the Canon G10 has a 28 – 140 mm (5x) lens.
While it may not seem all that important what aspect ratio your camera produces, it can have an impact on your digital photo prints because the dimensions of photographic prints are basically just aspect ratios. All you have to do is switch the numbers (so the width is the first dimension) and then reduce the numbers down to their lowest values.
So a 4x6 print matches with 3:2 digital image; a 5x7 print is a 7:5 ratio; 8x10 is 5:4; and 20x30 is a 3:2 aspect ratio.
So when you print an digital image that is 3:2 in a 8x10 print size your image gets cropped to fit the aspect ratio of the print, chopping off probably 10-15% on the sides of the image. Something to consider if you are paying $ to get blow ups of your fav shots.
Besides shooting in a specific ratio, most photo software lets you crop the digital image to the print size you are seeking, without much loss in image quality with today’s higher megapixel cameras.
Or, if you only display your images on a computer screen or burn a disc for a slide show on a TV, you might want to consider if you have the square-ish 4:3 screen or a 16:9 widescreen to what you are going to shoot in (like Wakey) or crop to.
Wakey - how do your vertical 16:9 shots display on your monitor? Maybe you don’t shoot many. I think that I shoot more than most. Probably at least a third of my shots are vertical.
(WARNING: more photo-dweeb info than most need or care to know)
The aspect ratio of a digital photograph is the relationship between the width and height of the photograph. The number before the colon represents the width of the image and the number after is the height. Both numbers represent a relationship, not a specific measurement.
4:3 is used by most point-and-shoot digital cameras whereas 3:2 is used by 35mm film and most Digital SLRs (DSLRs). Aspect ratios will differ between camera manufacturers and even between different model cameras from the same company.
There are other aspect ratios, but they are less common, including 5:4, 16:9 (which would indeed match up nicely with a widescreen monitor) and 1:1 (a square image). Some digital cameras offer multiple aspect ratios and let you choose which one you want to use for any given photo.
Note that the newer Panasonic LX3 in your link has gone to a 3:2 screen, but it does make the most of the sensor's area, getting similar pixel counts in all modes, including 16:9. It’s also got a very wide (24mm) and fast Leica lens with optical image stabilization, but not much zoom (2.5x which is equivalent to only 60mm). It also supports the RAW format and can shoot in HD movie mode. FYI in the same category (high end compact), the Canon G10 has a 28 – 140 mm (5x) lens.
While it may not seem all that important what aspect ratio your camera produces, it can have an impact on your digital photo prints because the dimensions of photographic prints are basically just aspect ratios. All you have to do is switch the numbers (so the width is the first dimension) and then reduce the numbers down to their lowest values.
So a 4x6 print matches with 3:2 digital image; a 5x7 print is a 7:5 ratio; 8x10 is 5:4; and 20x30 is a 3:2 aspect ratio.
So when you print an digital image that is 3:2 in a 8x10 print size your image gets cropped to fit the aspect ratio of the print, chopping off probably 10-15% on the sides of the image. Something to consider if you are paying $ to get blow ups of your fav shots.
Besides shooting in a specific ratio, most photo software lets you crop the digital image to the print size you are seeking, without much loss in image quality with today’s higher megapixel cameras.
Or, if you only display your images on a computer screen or burn a disc for a slide show on a TV, you might want to consider if you have the square-ish 4:3 screen or a 16:9 widescreen to what you are going to shoot in (like Wakey) or crop to.
Wakey - how do your vertical 16:9 shots display on your monitor? Maybe you don’t shoot many. I think that I shoot more than most. Probably at least a third of my shots are vertical.
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