Camera Resolution 5m 16:9?

Question

I just bought a camera and I set it to 5 megapixeles and next to it it says 16:9, and when it takes the picture it look like a movie in wide screen. Could someone explain what does it mean 16:9 and why it looks like it's in wide screen? Will they develop like that if I take them to a photo store? Thanks

Answer 1

16:9 is the ratio closest to what the human eye sees. This is the reason HD tvs are in this resolution. It is a ratio of length to width.

No if you take these photos to be printed (on standard sizes) they will be cut off.

Answer 2

16:9 is the ratio of the picture

16 horizontal and 9 vertical imagine a rectange like this;

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thats not the exact proportion but i made it to show you what it means by 16:9