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nasmith · Sep 25, 2005, 1:04 PM

I'm in the digital signage business where most of the large format LCD panels we use are 16:9 aspect ratio. I'm looking for a digital camera that shoots in this 16:9 aspect ratio. When images shot with a 4:3 or 3: 2 aspect ration are displayedon a widescreen, they always leave a black band on either side of the image.

Apart from Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX1 (which is not available yet, as far as I know) does anyone know of any other camera that shoots in 16:9? Does anyone know where I can get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 immediately?

core · Sep 25, 2005, 6:33 PM

Other way is to just shoot normaly and then crop 16:9, the flat panels generally run 1280/1366x768 or 1024x1024 - hardly 2 Megapixels, so you can get away with alot.

armadilloshield · Sep 25, 2005, 9:21 PM

Beside LX1 there are few model also come with 16:9 AR:
1. Panasonic DMC FX9
2. Panasonic DMC LZ2
3. Panasonic DMC FZ5

curiousity54 · Sep 26, 2005, 10:50 AM

I think the Panasonic FZ30 will also do 16:9.

LadyhawkVA · Sep 26, 2005, 12:47 PM

The panasonic FZ20 has an option to shoot "HDTV" - which I believe is 16:9.

nasmith · Sep 26, 2005, 12:58 PM

Thanks, curiosity54.

I just ordered the FZ30 from B&H. I wonder why Panasonic is touting the LX1 as the" world's first" 16:9?

steve · Sep 26, 2005, 1:47 PM

SECAUCUS, NJ (July 20, 2005) - Panasonic is introducing another industry first today, the 8.4 megapixel Lumix DMC-LX1, the first digital camera to have a true 16:9 CCD for taking wide aspect pictures. This compact camera also features a 2.5" color LCD, an image stabilized 4x optical zoom, equivalent to 28 to 112mm on a 35mm camera.

The key words are"16:9 CCD" -- this camera is made to take HDTV ratio images whereas the others use a standard size CCD with a 4:3 aspect ratio and then crop a 16:9 image from it.

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Sep 25, 2005, 1:04 PM	#1
nasmith Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	I'm in the digital signage business where most of the large format LCD panels we use are 16:9 aspect ratio. I'm looking for a digital camera that shoots in this 16:9 aspect ratio. When images shot with a 4:3 or 3: 2 aspect ration are displayedon a widescreen, they always leave a black band on either side of the image. Apart from Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX1 (which is not available yet, as far as I know) does anyone know of any other camera that shoots in 16:9? Does anyone know where I can get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 immediately?

Sep 25, 2005, 6:33 PM	#2
core Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 112	Other way is to just shoot normaly and then crop 16:9, the flat panels generally run 1280/1366x768 or 1024x1024 - hardly 2 Megapixels, so you can get away with alot.

Sep 25, 2005, 9:21 PM	#3
armadilloshield Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 375	Beside LX1 there are few model also come with 16:9 AR: 1. Panasonic DMC FX9 2. Panasonic DMC LZ2 3. Panasonic DMC FZ5

Sep 26, 2005, 10:50 AM	#4
curiousity54 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 19	I think the Panasonic FZ30 will also do 16:9.

Sep 26, 2005, 12:47 PM	#5
LadyhawkVA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,374	The panasonic FZ20 has an option to shoot "HDTV" - which I believe is 16:9.

Sep 26, 2005, 12:58 PM	#6
nasmith Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	Thanks, curiosity54. I just ordered the FZ30 from B&H. I wonder why Panasonic is touting the LX1 as the" world's first" 16:9?

Sep 26, 2005, 1:47 PM	#7
steve Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,535	SECAUCUS, NJ (July 20, 2005) - Panasonic is introducing another industry first today, the 8.4 megapixel Lumix DMC-LX1, the first digital camera to have a true 16:9 CCD for taking wide aspect pictures. This compact camera also features a 2.5" color LCD, an image stabilized 4x optical zoom, equivalent to 28 to 112mm on a 35mm camera. The key words are"16:9 CCD" -- this camera is made to take HDTV ratio images whereas the others use a standard size CCD with a 4:3 aspect ratio and then crop a 16:9 image from it.