One of the main reasons why I wanted to try out the Canon Powershot TX1 was it’s ability to capture widescreen HD videos. Strangely enough, unlike most point and shoots, this camera doesn’t have a dedicated video shooting mode. Instead, it has a record button for videos and a shutter button for photos. Smart? perhaps not. Because of this, if I want to shoot any “standard” pictures between my video taking, I need to manually switch from widescreen 16:9 to standard 4:3 aspect ratio or end up shooting widescreen shots or in this case longscreen shots. My personal preference would be to have the traditional photo and video modes on the dial where I can keep my preferences for each separate, because generally they would be different. Or is Canon onto something and believes that widescreen photos will be the standard of the future?
Long shots look amazing! I wish my camera had this feature!