Comments on: Full HD – not all it’s cracked up to be http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Full HD http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-104923 Full HD Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:28:43 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-104923 When some camera’s say they are Full HD they are not misleading you..like the Sanyo's 2009 HD Xacti camcorder –so I’ve heard. When some camera’s say they are Full HD they are not misleading you..like the Sanyo’s 2009 HD Xacti camcorder –so I’ve heard.

]]> By: sandro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-56993 sandro Tue, 05 May 2009 19:52:40 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-56993 Tenha 463 Canais de TV em seu PC www.tvhd.com.br Você está disposto a pagar quando para ter 463 canais em sua casa? Então acesse www.tvhd.com.br e descubra como ter 463 canais. <a href="http://www.tvhd.com.br" rel="nofollow">www.tvhd.com.br</a> Tenha 463 Canais de TV em seu PC
http://www.tvhd.com.br Você está disposto a pagar quando para ter 463 canais em sua casa?
Então acesse http://www.tvhd.com.br e descubra como ter 463 canais.
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]]> By: SpeamgymnHape http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-56354 SpeamgymnHape Sun, 03 May 2009 17:42:46 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-56354 <strong>[...] tart about the meaning of HD and megapixles - way to go at reinforcing the stereotypical ...</strong> ... [...] tart about the meaning of HD and megapixles – way to go at reinforcing the stereotypical …

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]]> By: Dave F http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-50081 Dave F Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-50081 David, About the output to TV option... As with most people who bimble around snapping other people at family get-togethers I find that the best way to show the results to a group is to plug the camera straight into a nearby telly... Nicew big screen, nice bright images and no daft crowding round a tiny LCD or laptop screen... P.S. "Full HD" and "Wideangle LCD" can't be a coincidence, especially given the preference for widescreen displays throughout the digital world... I guess those of us who remember APS cameras have seen all this "panoramic aspect ratio" stuff before... :-) All the best Dave David,

About the output to TV option…

As with most people who bimble around snapping other people at family get-togethers I find that the best way to show the results to a group is to plug the camera straight into a nearby telly…

Nicew big screen, nice bright images and no daft crowding round a tiny LCD or laptop screen…

P.S. “Full HD” and “Wideangle LCD” can’t be a coincidence, especially given the preference for widescreen displays throughout the digital world… I guess those of us who remember APS cameras have seen all this “panoramic aspect ratio” stuff before… :-)

All the best

Dave

]]> By: Kumar http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48937 Kumar Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:21:28 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48937 Take a look at the tag. It’s a full HD PHOTO, not TV connection. I for one think it can take HD photos!!! If I to see that tag. I can put money on it that all the manufactures only put the maximum number of pixels to make there product look good. Take a look at the tag. It’s a full HD PHOTO, not TV connection. I for one think it can take HD photos!!! If I to see that tag. I can put money on it that all the manufactures only put the maximum number of pixels to make there product look good.

]]> By: FatherTed http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48756 FatherTed Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:44:24 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48756 Sorry, David, but I'm not buying your last comment. Your original article completely failed to mention the camera's ability to output full HD to a TV - the precise function the badge refers to. I can't give you figures for how popular it is but I have used TV output from my camera more than once, HD output is a feature I would find attractive. Perhaps you just misunderstood what was being advertised? No shame there, but when in a hole, stop digging! Sorry, David, but I’m not buying your last comment. Your original article completely failed to mention the camera’s ability to output full HD to a TV – the precise function the badge refers to. I can’t give you figures for how popular it is but I have used TV output from my camera more than once, HD output is a feature I would find attractive.
Perhaps you just misunderstood what was being advertised? No shame there, but when in a hole, stop digging!

]]> By: David Fearon http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48709 David Fearon Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:30:13 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48709 Some interesting points there! Yes, technically the HD Photo tag means you can plug your camera into an HD telly. But I'm not buying it. Most punters seeing that logo will be hoodwinked into thinking that the camera is an HD camera. And that's disingenuous in my book. I'd like to see the figures for the number of people who have ever plugged their camera into their TV. Bryan - my maths are right I'm afraid :-) Camera megapixel ratings refer to the number of complete three-colour pixels the camera spits out. It's true that as far the sensor is concerned, each photosite is filtered to only one colour and the other two colours are guesstimates, but a 12-megapixel camera nonetheless outputs 12 million full-colour pixels per image. And likewise, an HD 1080p frame is 2-megapixels. Some interesting points there!

Yes, technically the HD Photo tag means you can plug your camera into an HD telly. But I’m not buying it. Most punters seeing that logo will be hoodwinked into thinking that the camera is an HD camera. And that’s disingenuous in my book. I’d like to see the figures for the number of people who have ever plugged their camera into their TV.

Bryan – my maths are right I’m afraid :-) Camera megapixel ratings refer to the number of complete three-colour pixels the camera spits out. It’s true that as far the sensor is concerned, each photosite is filtered to only one colour and the other two colours are guesstimates, but a 12-megapixel camera nonetheless outputs 12 million full-colour pixels per image. And likewise, an HD 1080p frame is 2-megapixels.

]]> By: Rickard Lucey http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48699 Rickard Lucey Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:56:29 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48699 While this may be a marketing band wagon, as RichardB states this obviously refers to the camera's ability to output images to HD tv's for preview purposes in full HD resolution as opposed to standard tv resolution. As a result two things bother me - that the writer of this post should have known this and why was it inevitable that an argument would start about the meaning of HD and megapixles - way to go at reinforcing the stereotypical geek image of guys working in IT. :-) While this may be a marketing band wagon, as RichardB states this obviously refers to the camera’s ability to output images to HD tv’s for preview purposes in full HD resolution as opposed to standard tv resolution. As a result two things bother me – that the writer of this post should have known this and why was it inevitable that an argument would start about the meaning of HD and megapixles – way to go at reinforcing the stereotypical geek image of guys working in IT. :-)

]]> By: Bryan http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48660 Bryan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:13:01 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48660 I'm fairly sure that your maths are wrong. When camera manufacturers talk about megapixels each colour, red, green, and blue, counts as a separate pixel. So, to get HD resolution images on your PC you'd have to multiply your results by 3. This adds up to a 6mp camera, which again isn't exactly leading edge today, but isn't quite as bad as your article suggests. I’m fairly sure that your maths are wrong. When camera manufacturers talk about megapixels each colour, red, green, and blue, counts as a separate pixel. So, to get HD resolution images on your PC you’d have to multiply your results by 3. This adds up to a 6mp camera, which again isn’t exactly leading edge today, but isn’t quite as bad as your article suggests.

]]> By: Steve Bosman http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/30/full-hd-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-48602 Steve Bosman Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:22:29 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5363#comment-48602 except 2 mega pixel used to mean 1600x1200 (i.e. a 4x3 resolution and strictly speaking 1,920,000 pixels). I'm fairly sure cameras have not been taking widescreen HD images for very long (although obviously anyone with any nous could have cropped a 3 megapixel photo to size). except 2 mega pixel used to mean 1600×1200 (i.e. a 4×3 resolution and strictly speaking 1,920,000 pixels).

I’m fairly sure cameras have not been taking widescreen HD images for very long (although obviously anyone with any nous could have cropped a 3 megapixel photo to size).

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