What's the deal with during the camera sideways to take a shot?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #7116691
Geometrically speaking, Hermeto is right. Strictly speaking, when referring to anatomy, 'deltoid' is an adjective (ie deltoid muscle).

The deltoid is the name of the muscle, therefore a noun.

cdifoto wrote in post #7116707
My tetraheathens are fine, thanks.

So, you admit you are four kinds of heathen? I always suspected something like that.

ryant35 wrote in post #7115105
Since nobody...

I like your kitty pix.

When you turn the Camera sideways, the Flux Capacitor is activated, therefore even though you took the picture in Portrait style, the camera will automatically rotate the image to Landscape style. This is unless you are using a older model such as a 1D, which does not have a built in Flux Capacitor.

I got a good laugh when the subject of videographers turning the camera on its side came up. My most embarrassing moment in photography was when I was in my 20s and had been shooting with 35mm format for four years, following advice of photo experts and making sure to get vertical whenever possible. A good female friend was getting married and I offered to shoot the wedding, but the groom had already hired a studio pro, so my friend gave me her film movie camera (see how long ago that was) to record the event. Things went OK until the couple came into the reception through a narrow entrance and my brain said "Good Vertical Shot"!

She had loaded the camera and I was unaware the door over the film was not secure. Since I chose to turn the camera with the door facing down, the door popped open and all the film came unspooling out.

Needless to say, I never forgot that lesson. I have shot many hours of TV on a job and home video since, but whenever someone wants to me to take up a video camera for free, I tell them that story to discourage the idea. It works.

cdifoto wrote in post #7116707
My tetraheathens are fine, thanks.

I'm sure you're referring to your latest haul of bridesmaids. Only four? You're slacking dude.

Willie wrote in post #7116754
The deltoid is the name of the muscle, therefore a noun.

The name of the muscle is the deltoid muscle, called the deltoid for short. Deltoid is the adjective describing its shape. In the same way, 'video' is, strictly speaking, and adjective, as in video cassette or video camera. It is now used, of course, as a shorthand version of these things (in the same that deltoid is).

Roy Mathers wrote in post #7117403
The name of the muscle is the deltoid muscle, called the deltoid for short. Deltoid is the adjective describing its shape. In the same way, 'video' is, strictly speaking, and adjective, as in video cassette or video camera. It is now used, of course, as a shorthand version of these things (in the same that deltoid is).

"Video" is Latin meaning "I see", "I do see", "I am seeing" from the verb videre "to see", actually.

Balliolman wrote in post #7117693
"Video" is Latin meaning "I see", "I do see", "I am seeing" from the verb videre "to see", actually.

I know that, but it's irrelevant here

Roy Mathers wrote in post #7119498
I know that, but it's irrelevant here

Irrelevant?!! Isn't that a large gray animal with a tail at both ends?

20droger wrote in post #7122559
Irrelevant?!! Isn't that a large gray animal with a tail at both ends?

I see...boy do I see...

I love a parade! Except when I'm following the elephants!

dustyporch wrote in post #7091418
I'm known as a video-editing guy in my circle of friends, and I'm regularly asked to re-orient video that people have shot on its side.

It cracks me up everytime....

Made that boo-boo once with my G9 ... pretty easy to fix though.

egordon99 wrote in post #7108996
Do you remeber in Geometry class learning about the difference between a rectangle and a square?
Whereas a rectangle has four unequal sides, but still all angles being 90 degrees...

Actually, I remember learning a square is a specialized rectangle (all side equal), but a rectangle isn't necessarily a square (2 sides can be longer than the other 2).

Roy Mathers wrote in post #7119498
I know that, but it's irrelevant here

I agree, your point was irrelevant ...