[X4U] Can video be made sideways?

[Paul Moortgat]

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Paul Moortgat

On 22 Sep 2006, at 01:08, Rod Buchanan wrote:

> On 9/21/06 5:46 PM, "Neil" <lists at mac.com> wrote:
>
>>> Rotate the camera when you shoot.  Any decent tripod should allow  
>>> that,
>>> though getting it perfectly level might be tricky..
>>
>> Actually, many still camera photographers shoot photos at a 90  
>> degree angle,
>> so tripods made for still photography are usually made to be able  
>> to give
>> you a perfectly level shot on the camera's side.
>
> I assumed you could still get tripods that can do that.  Mine does  
> it (but
> I've had it for over 25 years).
>
> It seems to me that shooting in portrait (if possible) would yield  
> better
> quality than trying to rotate it digitally, plus you don't have to  
> deal with
> cropping, etc.
>
> -- 
> Rod
>
> "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to  
> make a
> million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion"
> -- L. Ron Hubbard