iPhone 5 photos - some full screen, some not ... why?

[karansaraf]

Just noticed that some pictures I take with the Camera app on my iPhone 5 (iOS 6.1.4) are full screen, and yet others are letterboxed.

This seems to be completely random. Looking back at my previous 20 or so pictures, 4 of them are completely full screen (taken in portrait orientation) and the rest (whether portrait or landscape in orientation) are letterboxed.


Can't seem to figure this out - any ideas guys?

 

[saving107]

Did you take pictures while recording video?

 

[karansaraf]

Nope, no pictures whilst recording video.

All have been taken with the Camera app, in photo mode.

 

[karansaraf]

Examples:

The first two pics attached (the building and the exhibition banner) are full screen.

The third (food shot) is letterboxed.

All taken in photo mode, not whilst recording video.

 

[applhipstr]

I noticed this too. The iPhone 5 seems to just choose randomly which kind of photo it wants to take.

 

[Trius]

Nevermind... reading comprehension fail.

 

[Phonzoxd]

Same for me.

I always noticed it but didnt give it much thought

 

[LithePanther]

If you take it in landscape it comes out horizontally in the photos app.

If you take it in portrait it comes out vertically.

Edit: Maybe reading comprehension fail

 

[karansaraf]

Well yeah, obviously landscape photos will look letterboxed when viewed in portrait orientation.

But my point is that even when taking photos in portrait mode, some will completely fill the screen when viewing them, others will be letterboxed top and bottom.

The way I worded one sentence probably made that unclear.