4:3 on the hvx

[JitCam]

Does using the 4:3 mode on the hvx cause res loss? As shooting in 16:9 is most people preference & mine, making a project for SD use can sometimes require 4:3 footage.

cheerz

 

[Barry_Green]

It does a "center extraction". So there's no digital stretching process going on. I did some brief comparisons of HVX vs. DVX in 4:3, and they seemed comparable in resolution in 4:3 mode.

 

[Haakon]

You are using less pixels than the 16:9 image, however. It's just like letterboxing the 4:3 DVX image to get 16:9 in post. Some people call that "losing resolution," or more accurately "not using the entire resolution of the chip," but the HVX image itself isn't being degraded to obtain a 4:3 picture.

 

[JitCam]

ok, great, thanx for the replies, so bascially you loose some image from right and left?

 

[dbwolfe]

does the HVX have a 4:3 guideframe in HD so you can shoot & protect?

 

[Barry_Green]

Yes.