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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Invention that will seem obvious after it's introduced: a phone camera that can film in landscape while being held vertically.

Why don't we have this??

People turning their phones to film in landscape will probably be one of those things that'll look silly in old media once this is changed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Increases the hardware pixel count by ~1.6x while being wasted every shot.

Just turn your fucking phone.

That being said, half our phones have like 3 cameras on the back we don't use, so sure, throw a fourth on, why not?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

It wouldn't. It would just switch the orientation of the camera. The preview/what you're looking at would remain in portrait mode.

It's literally a software problem. You don't use a different camera when you go into landscape mode, you're just using a different aspect ratio.

So again, why don't we have this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

i think its not about the camera, but about the screen you are seeing the recording on. Imagine taking a video in landscape but having to check what you are recording in portrait. What would i want that disadvantage for?

Btw i find the many people who watch wide screen videos in portrait mode fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You could still rotate your phone if you wanted to, it just wouldn't be necessary anymore.

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