Camera vs. imovie aspect ratio

When I shoot video with ipad in landscape orientation, it is shooting at 4x3 aspect ratio and when I look at the video in the photo album I see what I saw when I shot.  When I load the same video into iMovie at 16x9, I see a wider shot with content that I did not see when shooting.  Is there a way to either shoot at 16x9 so I can see what's on the periphery or to crop the video to the 4x3 that I originally shot in iMovie?  It seems crazy that it would work this way, I must be doing something wrong.

Congratulations, you have outgrown the baby camera and now need to shop for the adult video camera . . . um, I mean a real camera.  On a real camera you can set the aspect ratio, and a whole lot of other stuff that you are gonna love.  Here is a video on a site called Vimeo which will tell you some of the main reasons you should leave the iPad camera to taking selfies and upgrade to an actual video camera, video capable point & shoot, or DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) which has the ability to change lenses.  http://vimeo.com/17853047
But to answer your question more basically, you would spend more money on software and effort doing a pan and scan hack job than you would simply using a camera on which you can set the aspect ratio so that each shot looks the way you intended it to when you turn your dailies into your masterpiece.
And if your spouse asks you why you felt the need to spend money on a new camera, look them straight in the eye and say, "Because with this camera I can manifest the awesome filmmaker nature which I innately possess."

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