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Bruce Phung · May 9th, 2010, 07:10 PM

GH1 when shooting still picture, do you set it to 4.3 or 16.9? I read it manual but I am confused as which ratio to use.

Bruce

Paulo Teixeira · May 9th, 2010, 07:30 PM

It really depends on your desired look. 4x3 will give you more pixels on the top and bottom while 16x9 will give you more pixels on the left and right sides. If you want to play it safe, you can keep it at 4x3 and shoot in 16x9 shots in which you want a wide angle look or if you ever wanted to mix the footage with HD video since the aspect ratio is the same.

Bruce Phung · May 9th, 2010, 07:38 PM

Thanks Paulo.

John Wiley · May 10th, 2010, 02:07 AM

Depends on what you want to use it for and what you think looks best. I use 3:2 most of the time because that's what all my other photos are. If I am shooting stills specifically to be used in a video (or as DVD menu's) then I will switch to 16:9. With stills though it doesn't really matter so much because you can crop it to the best size or shape to fit the picture (eg a landscape shot with a wide lens will look great when cropped down to a long 3:1 rectangle). It's not like video where you know your output is always going to either be 4:3 or 16:9 (or something wider for cinema projection)

May 9th, 2010, 07:10 PM	#1
Bruce Phung Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Rochester,NY USA Posts: 285	Still picture GH1 when shooting still picture, do you set it to 4.3 or 16.9? I read it manual but I am confused as which ratio to use. Bruce

May 9th, 2010, 07:30 PM	#2
Paulo Teixeira Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,773	It really depends on your desired look. 4x3 will give you more pixels on the top and bottom while 16x9 will give you more pixels on the left and right sides. If you want to play it safe, you can keep it at 4x3 and shoot in 16x9 shots in which you want a wide angle look or if you ever wanted to mix the footage with HD video since the aspect ratio is the same. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/PhotoVi...esEtc/featured https://www.pond5.com/artist/paulot

May 9th, 2010, 07:38 PM	#3
Bruce Phung Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Rochester,NY USA Posts: 285	Thanks Paulo.

May 10th, 2010, 02:07 AM	#4
John Wiley Trustee Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Byron Bay, Australia Posts: 1,155	Depends on what you want to use it for and what you think looks best. I use 3:2 most of the time because that's what all my other photos are. If I am shooting stills specifically to be used in a video (or as DVD menu's) then I will switch to 16:9. With stills though it doesn't really matter so much because you can crop it to the best size or shape to fit the picture (eg a landscape shot with a wide lens will look great when cropped down to a long 3:1 rectangle). It's not like video where you know your output is always going to either be 4:3 or 16:9 (or something wider for cinema projection)