Does digital camera that has Wide-Angle feature made a difference in the final outcome of the picture (developed version)? I heard that though it is able to take picture covering a wider angle, the developed photo will still be the same size as the one taken with normal camera due to the size of the developed picture like 4R etc
Wide-Angle??
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Wide angle doesn't mean wide format. It just means zoomed way out.
A "normal" lens, which in the 35mm film world is a 50mm lens, takes a picture that looks about the same as seeing it with your eye. Everything's the same perspective.
A "wide angle" lens, which in the 35mm film world is less than 50mm, say 24, 28, or 35, takes a picture that shows more stuff, but makes it smaller to do so. If you have a zoom lens, you zoomed out to get a wider picture. Wide angle just means wider field of view.
A "telephoto" lens, which is the 35mm film world is higher than 50mm, usually actually at least 135mm, takes "close-up" shots. Brings everything in, magnified. Think of it as a narrow field of view. If you have a zoom lens, you zoom "in" to the subject to get closer.
So wide angle doesn't change the shape or format of the picture, just how much stuff is on it. It gets more of the subject onto the image, but does so by making everything smaller.
That said, there are cameras that have a selection of frame formats, notably the APS film cameras, which have three frame shapes to choose from, including Panoramic, which is a very high aspect ratio frame, maybe twice as wide as a normal picture. That's not what's meant by the term "wide angle" though. If the camera you're speaking of actually does this, it should call it widescreen or panoramic, not wide angle.
A "normal" lens, which in the 35mm film world is a 50mm lens, takes a picture that looks about the same as seeing it with your eye. Everything's the same perspective.
A "wide angle" lens, which in the 35mm film world is less than 50mm, say 24, 28, or 35, takes a picture that shows more stuff, but makes it smaller to do so. If you have a zoom lens, you zoomed out to get a wider picture. Wide angle just means wider field of view.
A "telephoto" lens, which is the 35mm film world is higher than 50mm, usually actually at least 135mm, takes "close-up" shots. Brings everything in, magnified. Think of it as a narrow field of view. If you have a zoom lens, you zoom "in" to the subject to get closer.
So wide angle doesn't change the shape or format of the picture, just how much stuff is on it. It gets more of the subject onto the image, but does so by making everything smaller.
That said, there are cameras that have a selection of frame formats, notably the APS film cameras, which have three frame shapes to choose from, including Panoramic, which is a very high aspect ratio frame, maybe twice as wide as a normal picture. That's not what's meant by the term "wide angle" though. If the camera you're speaking of actually does this, it should call it widescreen or panoramic, not wide angle.
