I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
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Why can't the software have an option to hold your phone vertically but shoot horizontally? How is this not fixed yet?
Because the sensors are landscape 4:3 and you would lose resolution when doing so.
AFAIK there's no other reason other than that and giving people the option might confuse people.
Many camera sensors in phones are so high resolution nowadays, you could fit 4K video in any orientation
I agree! I wonder if there's already camera apps that do this?
In any case, unless it's in the default camera app and a default option, it will likely do nothing to reduce the plague of vertical video. I would guess that most people filming something that would be better in landscape didn't even think about it, so won't think about turning an option on.
There is and has been for a while: https://horizon.camera/
Love this app, used it for years. I'd love to see them get picked up as a standard camera app on a big brand manufacturer so all the others would create their own version.