Hi at first i thought that the different aspect ratios were all gimmicks, meaning that if i shot at the largest image size (which would be 4x3) i would be able to crop to obtain the smaller aspect ratios (16x9).
However, when i click the "multi aspect" mode in the LX3, i realized that 16x9 is actually wider than 4x3 and 3x2, ie. there some parts of the scene that are in 16x9 mode, but not in 4x3 mode, and vice versa!
Which leads me to ask, if the sensor itself is a fixed aspect ratio, that means at 16x9 mode, the image the full width of the sensor, but not the full height. and at 4x3, the image uses the full height, but not the full width. So why didnt panasonic make an aspect ratio that is exxactly the size of the sensor?
However, when i click the "multi aspect" mode in the LX3, i realized that 16x9 is actually wider than 4x3 and 3x2, ie. there some parts of the scene that are in 16x9 mode, but not in 4x3 mode, and vice versa!
Which leads me to ask, if the sensor itself is a fixed aspect ratio, that means at 16x9 mode, the image the full width of the sensor, but not the full height. and at 4x3, the image uses the full height, but not the full width. So why didnt panasonic make an aspect ratio that is exxactly the size of the sensor?