Has anyone else noticed this with the 7D (or 5D for that matter)

[KeithAndrews.TV]

The actual resolution from the video clips at 1080p is 1920x1088, not 1920x1080. Can anyone confirm this is the case with the 5D Mark II as well??

 

[Green Hornet]

It shouldn't matter. I remember some SD cameras added a little extra pixels to prevent a line at the bottom or top of the footage.

 

[Taylor Rudd]

New Canon Marketing spin: BEYOND HD!

 

[King Cole]

1920 × 1080 for the 5d footage according to my clips.

 

[KeithAndrews.TV]

I don't know if Scarlet has a chance now. Those 8 lines of extra vertical resolution are going to help the 7D totally dominate the industry!

 

[ryansheffer]

I have actually read that before on 5d footage. I kind of figured it was a mistake.

 

[offstandard]

My 5d raw footage shows as 1920x1088 according to windows properties as well.

 

[Cranky]

Satellite HD TV is often broadcast with 1088 lines, so this is not a fluke. ATSC is supposed to be 1080 though.

Still, I don't understand why exactly Canon chose to use 1088 lines instead of well-known 1080.