Cameras Aspect ratio (4:3[1.33];16:9[1.77],etc). Does it alters the proportions of the face depending if the pic is taken vertically or horizontally?

[ronald_98]

I wonder about this. Most phone cameras use a 4:3 (1.33) or 16:9 (1.77) aspect ratios. So this means that, for example on a 16:9 AR camera, the width of the image is 1.77 larger than its height. But what if one uses the camera horizontally, would that invert the AP and therefore the proportions of how the face is depicted?

By the way, I am curious about this because I realized than in my phone the default AR for photos was 4:3, and I always felt something was off, it didn't really represented how I looked IRL. I tried it with some other people to see if I was just my mind trying hard to cope and indeed, they also looked different to how I see them.
However, when I use my phone for recording I notice that the image looks very similar to how I see myself, so I checked the settings and realized that the AR was 16:9. Therefore I changed my camera AR from 4:3 to 16:9 and voila, now I look in pictures just how I believe I look IRL.

This means, the default 4:3 of my particular phone camera was making faces look longer and narrower than they really were. This is considering pictures taken with the phone in its normal vertical position. But then I realized, if the face/image looks elongated vertically when a picture is taken with my phone in its vertical position, would that mean that if taken horizontally, the face would appear wider and shorter than what it really is?

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[ronald_98]

Film yourself

Pictures lie

I did. And now after adjusting the resolution of photos to match with video resoluion, now I look the same in videos and photos, at least on my phone and using it vertically.

 

[Gonthar]

I wonder about this. Most phone cameras use a 4:3 (1.33) or 16:9 (1.77) aspect ratios. So this means that, for example on a 16:9 AR camera, the width of the image is 1.77 larger than its height. But what if one uses the camera horizontally, would that invert the AP and therefore the proportions of how the face is depicted?

No, the sensor pixels are square and the lens is round.

 

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[ronald_98]

No, the sensor pixels are square and the lens is round.

Doesn't make sense. If my phone's camera distorts the image making it longer and narrower when used in vertical position, one would assume that if I rotate the phone horizontally, then that distortion would remain constant, thus resulting in, for example, a face looking longer and narrower in vertical position, and wider and shorter in horizontal position.

 

[Gonthar]

Doesn't make sense. If my phone's camera distorts the image making it longer and narrower when used in vertical position, one would assume that if I rotate the phone horizontally, then that distortion would remain constant, thus resulting in, for example, a face looking longer and narrower in vertical position, and wider and shorter in horizontal position.

What distortion, post some images so we can see what you're talking about.

 

[ronald_98]

What distortion, post some images so we can see what you're talking about.

Here they are.
The first one is how I feel I look irl. The aspect ratio is 16:9. In the second one I feel my face looks distorted. Aspect ratio is 4:3.
Both photos were taken at the same distance.

 

[Gonthar]

Here they are.
The first one is how I feel I look irl. The aspect ratio is 16:9. In the second one I feel my face looks distorted. Aspect ratio is 4:3.
Both photos were taken at the same distance.
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Just get a regular camera with a big sensor - a DSLR or mirrorless, a lot of time phone cameras apply all sorts of algorithms to modify and adjust the images.