It is a 4/3 sensor. The 2/3 just chops off the top and bottom. The part
of a sensor that does not contribute to the image is used for things
like metering, white balance, and other inputs into the image
processing engine.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 22, 2005, at 12:27 PM, jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> This reminds me of a test I mean to do. The normal format
> of the C-8080 is in fact 4:3, but there is an option to
> select 2:3. I am curious which results in the larger file
> size. It seems as though it should be the 2:3 since it
> would seem possible that it uses the whole sensor.
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