I noticed when taking video on my T6i the LCD is displaying a cropped letterbox. why is this?

nickm286 — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:15:49 GMT

I recently noticed when taking video on my T6i the LCD is displaying a cropped letterbox. why is this? I'm almost positive it never happend before. I haven't changed any settings (intentionally) other than Frame Rate. I haven't had a chance to review the footage. Just wondering what is actually happening. Thanks

Re: I noticed when taking video on my T6i the LCD is displaying a cropped letterbox. why is this?

Waddizzle — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:38:00 GMT

I am almost positive that what you are seeing is normal. It's all about the aspect ratio of the screen, photos, and your video. Your camera defaults to shooting stills with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Your LCD has this same ratio, so that stills shot at 3:2 will fit the full screen.

I'm betting that you're shooting HD video with a 16:9 ratio, 1440 x 1080 pixels. These images will display on your camera LCD in letterbox format. Also, if you use the LCD to focus in "Live View" mode for a still shot, and then take the shot before taking the camera out of "Live View mode, which closes the shutter, you're probably going to get a still with a 16:9 aspect ratio, instead of 3:2. Try it.

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I noticed when taking video on my T6i the LCD is displaying a cropped letterbox. why is this?

Re: I noticed when taking video on my T6i the LCD is displaying a cropped letterbox. why is this?