Stuart McKears wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:12:20 +0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

An example of this solution is the Sony PDX10. This camera actually has
a chip larger* than is neccessary for shooting 16:9. At full stretch
it'll let you take a 1 megapixel still. A slightly smaller area of the
chip is used to film in 16:9, and a smaller area still is used for 4:3.
One of the interesting side effects is that when you shoot in 16:9 you
actually get a wider angle of view.

I have posted this link before but it does illustrate well how the PDX10p works

http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/pages...dx10p-16x9.htm


Stuart

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Thanks for the information so far. This then leads me to the question
of How the new panasonic 3ccd cameras (150, 250,400) manage their
widescreen mode. Does anybody know ?