Camera and camcorder CCD element?

A friend of mine works for a small camera store, recently he did a test shoot with several makes/models of digital cameras and video recorders. All the shots were viewed raw and unedited, he found that a few squished things vertically or horizontally, but he won't say which ones do this.
I want to buy a digital video recorder, but I do not want to have to "stretch" the output to the proper aspect ratio.

So, how do I get a good DVR without knowing the CCDs vertical and horizontal resilution?

Kangkung - 133 - Not helpful - thumbs down

aspect ratio is not a defect of your camera but of your computer screen. looking at a raw file you will observe it in the uncorrected native 4:3 screen ratio of your Windows or Mac display. There are 3 different aspect ratios that are commonly used in cameras and video. The whole world is not the same 4:3 that your cheesy computer is. get real.

better quality quality dSLR cameras are 3:2 ratio, the same as 35mm film. do you think 35mm film cameras are defective?

better quality video cameras can do HD at a ratio of 16:9. Also note that SD video is 480x720 pixels, which is the international digital video standard established over 20 years ago. These are not SQUARE pixels like Bill Gates 480x640 computer screens, again this is not a defect.

however the cheapest still and video cameras will look undistorted on the raw dumps, so that is certainly the only kind you should buy.

i think so.