iPhone 5 not taking full screen photos?

APPLE-FANATIC · Nov 24, 2012, 10:04 AM

Hello,

Maybe this slipped my mind. Since the iPhone 5 is now 4", does the camera app not take full screen pictures?? Maybe this has always been the case and I just noticed it. Has anyone else has this issue, of indeed it is an issue?

Tyler23 · Nov 24, 2012, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by APPLE-FANATIC

Hello,

Maybe this slipped my mind. Since the iPhone 5 is now 4", does the camera app not take full screen pictures?? Maybe this has always been the case and I just noticed it. Has anyone else has this issue, of indeed it is an issue?

The screen size changed but the aspect ratio the camera shoots did not, therefore you are correct, photos taken on an iPhone 5 will not be full screen unless you crop them.

JayLenochiniMac · Nov 24, 2012, 10:07 AM

If you want full screen photos, you need to take them while shooting a video (like in Apple's commercial).

APPLE-FANATIC · Nov 24, 2012, 10:11 AM

Got it, thanks guys. Thought I was having a damn brain fart as some were full screen (taken while using video) and some were not.

Thanks again!!

iThinkergoiMac · Nov 24, 2012, 10:21 AM

This is also the case on the 4/4S. However, iOS usually crops it in because the aspect ratio is much closer. If you take a picture on the 4/4S and view it in landscape mode, try zooming out. All of the sudden, there's a bit more picture than there was before.

palmerc2 · Nov 24, 2012, 12:33 PM

The photos have never been full screen, actually. On any existing iPhone with a 3.5" screen, if you take a photo and "pinch out" you'll notice it doesn't completely fill the screen. I'm guessing Apple would just fill the screen since only a little bit would be cut off. Now with the bigger screen of the iPhone 5, Apple decided not to do that and just show the entire photo.

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APPLE-FANATIC macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: TX	iPhone 5 not taking full screen photos? Hello, Maybe this slipped my mind. Since the iPhone 5 is now 4", does the camera app not take full screen pictures?? Maybe this has always been the case and I just noticed it. Has anyone else has this issue, of indeed it is an issue? __________________ 2012 Late 21.5" iMac 3.1GHz 16Gb 1TB+Fusion; 2011 Early MBP 8GB 256-SSD; iPad 4; iPad mini; iPhone 5; Airport Extreme 2011; Airport Express 2012; Apple TV 3rd G; iPod Touch 5G
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JayLenochiniMac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Sanfrakota	If you want full screen photos, you need to take them while shooting a video (like in Apple's commercial). __________________ Home iMac 27" 2.9GHz Intel Core i5 Work iMac 24" 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme Mobile iPad 2 & iPhone 5
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APPLE-FANATIC Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: TX	Got it, thanks guys. Thought I was having a damn brain fart as some were full screen (taken while using video) and some were not. Thanks again!! __________________ 2012 Late 21.5" iMac 3.1GHz 16Gb 1TB+Fusion; 2011 Early MBP 8GB 256-SSD; iPad 4; iPad mini; iPhone 5; Airport Extreme 2011; Airport Express 2012; Apple TV 3rd G; iPod Touch 5G
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Nov 24, 2012, 10:21 AM	#5
iThinkergoiMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Terra	This is also the case on the 4/4S. However, iOS usually crops it in because the aspect ratio is much closer. If you take a picture on the 4/4S and view it in landscape mode, try zooming out. All of the sudden, there's a bit more picture than there was before. __________________ 13" 2009 MBP, 2.26 GHz C2D, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD; 2.2 GHz C2D MB, 6 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD; 32 GB iPod Touch 3G -FWIW, my handle is iThink_ergo_iMac. There seems to be some confusion on this issue.-
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Nov 24, 2012, 12:33 PM	#6
palmerc2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles	The photos have never been full screen, actually. On any existing iPhone with a 3.5" screen, if you take a photo and "pinch out" you'll notice it doesn't completely fill the screen. I'm guessing Apple would just fill the screen since only a little bit would be cut off. Now with the bigger screen of the iPhone 5, Apple decided not to do that and just show the entire photo.
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