iPhone 5 camera - displays 3:2 aspect ratio, not 4:3?

[atari1356]

First, a disclaimer, I'm an app developer with a camera app in the app store - and obviously I would love it if you and everybody else bought my app.

That being said, I'm starting this thread as a long time forum member for serious discussion about the iPhone 5 Camera app (and got permission from Arn before posting this).

Based on screenshots, it appears that the Camera app previews photos in a 3:2 aspect ratio - but photos are saved in a 4:3 aspect ratio. So, the Camera app doesn't display the full photo that you're taking... it displays a cropped preview:

Can anybody with an iPhone 5 set up check to see if there is any setting (or pinch/tap to zoom gesture?) to have it display the full 4:3 photo? I have to head to an AT&T store later to do an upgrade swap, so won't be able to check this myself for a while.

(I wrote more about this in a blog post this morning.)

 

[wellok]

Mine is displaying the entire photo with black bars on the top and bottom. I'm not clicking anything to zoom out, it just starts that way.

Edit: Nevermind, I see what you're saying. You're right, and there's no setting.

 

[cRuNcHiE]

The 4s also cropped photos when viewing them, no idea why.
I have the 5 and can't see any setting for overscan etc

Just did a test and on the 5 now it seems to do the opposite? E.g if you take a photo and line up something to the edge of the screen, the actual captured photo has extra pixels outside that capture .

 

[atari1356]

Edit: Nevermind, I see what you're saying. You're right, and there's no setting.

Just did a test and on the 5 now it seems to do the opposite? E.g if you take a photo and line up something to the edge of the screen, the actual captured photo has extra pixels outside that capture .

I guess that confirms it... thanks for checking.

 

[iapplelove]

Definitely no setting and what sucks is most of the photos are now smaller than they would be full screen on the iPhone 4/4s

 

[stephen1108]

I think it's good the camera does this? Incase your hand slips, or someone moves or something, there's that small space to help cover you if something were to happen.

 

[oldpismo]

Same issue

I'm finding the same with my app, and it is annoying, especially as when it shows a preview it shrinks it. Have you found a way around it at all?

Thanks

Peter