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So, I have a couple of questions.

I'm looking to create a vlogger-friendly video recording app, where one can use either camera to record video that is 16:9.

I want the user to be able to hold the device in portrait mode, like they would with a Flip video, but record in Landscape regardless (because portrait video is the most useless thing ever). Is it possible to re-program the camera sensors in this way for the app?

Also, is it actually possible to have the video cropped to 16:9 from 640x480 input (front-facing cam)?