Possibilty to have 7Mpix for 16:9 ratio? [answered]

answered 2014-02-02 23:00:54 +0300

attah
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updated 2014-02-02 23:03:58 +0300

I think it is a HW limitation (I'll remove answer if it's incorrect, if you want to). I think they are using a 4:3 sensor, and cropping it to 16:9 when that mode is selected. 6MP is pretty much exactly a 16:9 letterbox inside a 8MP 4:3 area if i calculated that corretly...

Here is how it was done for the N9 anyway: http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.se/2011/07/nokia-n9-flagship-camera-phone-goes.html Note specifically: "While N9 spec says 8MP, the sensor is actually 8.7MP"

And AFAIK that is not the prevalent way to do things.. since most manufacturers want to boast about pixel count. (not talking about Jolla here but rather the OEM or even camera sensor manufacturer)