Why would anyone ever want vertical photos or video

[lsafley]

Why would anyone ever want to use a 8 mega pixel camera or 1080p capture device for vertical photos or video. I get it, maybe crop a photo to be used as a screen saver on the Iphone but that is only reason I can think of.

Holding the phone horizontally is a terrible fix and almost impossible not to shake and cause blurry photos or video. Then to have to dbl tap the screen just to get a widescreen video is a joke. Does anyone even own a square monitor or tv anymore? Taking a vertical or square format video is as outdated as the 8 track or beta video.

 

[danahn17]

Holding the phone horizontally is a terrible fix and almost impossible not to shake and cause blurry photos or video. Then to have to dbl tap the screen just to get a widescreen video is a joke.

You're holding it wrong.

 

[lsafley]

Ya, both hands are not always available.

You're holding it wrong.

It is impossible to take steady one handed shots while holding the Iphone sideways.

 

[greengold]

What are you doing with your other hand?

 

[SuperCachetes]

Why would anyone ever want to use a 8 mega pixel camera or 1080p capture device for vertical photos or video. I get it, maybe crop a photo to be used as a screen saver on the Iphone but that is only reason I can think of.

With hard-hitting questions of substance like this, your career as an investigative journalist is sure to take off any day now.

Seriously, you never take pictures of anything tall?

 

[SporkLover]

Full length Portrait shot......... like if you wanted to capture the entirety of someone's halloween costume without having to step back ten feet.