Tips on recording video 4:3 or 16:9

Hi Guys

I just need a tip when I record video with my camera: should I use the aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9?

Is there any real difference in terms of quality, file size and compatability?

In other words, let's say I take a 10 minute footage, first in 4:3 and second in 16:9:

• Will I get better quality shooting in 16:9?
• Will the file size become smaller after capturing into Premiere Pro CS4, if I shot using 16:9?
• Will the edited finished DVD be compatible to more TV sets (old CRT and new plasma/LCD) if I shot using 16:9?

Thanks guys in advance.

LF

Tips on recording video 4:3 or 16:9

I just need a tip when I record video with my camera: should I use the aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9?

Tips on recording video 4:3 or 16:9

Agree with Collin' good advice.

If your cam shoots true 16:9; Id go with that.

I put a stick in the sand last year and declared shooting all 16:9 going fwd.?Its more fwd compatible because all new tvs will be widescreen.?Folks stuck with old 4:3 sets are used to the black bars.

Thanks Colin %26amp; Curt for replying.

I have 2 consumer video cameras: one is Samsung DV and the other Sony HDD camera.

I just wanted to know if shooting in 16:9 has advantages over shooting in 4:3. The black bars at the top and below the video is what most have become used to anyway from watching hollywood movies.

I was just comparing - I suppose - the resolution in shooting photos: the more squares (pixels) your photo has, the better the quality it is. So I was thinking maybe it works the same with the aspect ratio in a video: the more squares (16 squares by 9 squares) you have the better the quality the video will be. I know that I have to set the quality on my video camera to the highest quality to begin with but I thought maybe further quality is possible.

File size: ok maybe not smaller after all if the quality was higher.

I agree with the fact that it's the DVD machine's job and not the TV's to display the correct aspect ratio.

Thanks guys once again - just a little curiousity on my part.

So I suppose shooting in 16:9 is not that different than shooting in 4:3 - it's just a matter of preference.

Thanks

the more squares (16 squares by 9 squares) you have the better the quality the video will be.