Lens Image Formats

Normal 8(2 lenses)

The original 8 mm motion-picture format, also called Standard or Regular 8.

Super 8(1 lens)

The enlarged 8 mm motion-picture frame introduced with Super 8.

110(2 lenses)

A compact cartridge-film format whose small frame enabled very small cameras and unusually tiny lenses.

1/2.7-inch type(1 lens)

A compact CCD sensor class.

1/2.55-inch type(1 lens)

A small smartphone sensor class paired with short-focal-length integrated camera lenses.

1/2.3-inch type(1 lens)

A very small digital still-camera sensor class used where pocketable bodies and long zoom ranges matter.

1/1.8-inch type(1 lens)

A compact-camera sensor class.

1/1.7-inch type(5 lenses)

A premium compact-camera sensor class slightly larger than the common 1/2.3-inch type format.

2/3-inch type(2 lenses)

A 4:3 optical format used by both compact digital cameras and television systems.

16 mm cinema(3 lenses)

Standard 16 mm motion-picture film, distinct from the wider Super 16 gate.

1-inch type / Nikon CX(13 lenses)

A compact digital format larger than traditional point-and-shoot sensors but smaller than Four Thirds.

1¼-inch television tube(1 lens)

A historical television pickup-tube class with a nominal 16 × 12 mm target.

Four Thirds(43 lenses)

A digital-native sensor format smaller than APS-C, used by Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds lens systems.

1.5-inch type(2 lenses)

The large compact-camera sensor class used by the Canon PowerShot G1 X family.

35 mm cinema (22 × 16 mm)(5 lenses)

A 22 × 16 mm reference image area for 35 mm motion-picture lenses.

Super 35 cinema (24.9 × 18.7 mm)(1 lens)

The 24.9 × 18.7 mm ANSI Super 35 Silent camera aperture.

Super 35 digital (26.2 × 13.8 mm)(1 lens)

A 26.2 × 13.8 mm Super 35 digital cinema reference with a 1.9:1 shape.

APS-C(151 lenses)

The most common crop-sensor still-photo format, balancing smaller bodies and lenses with strong image quality.

APS film(1 lens)

The larger Advanced Photo System film frame used by late-1990s compact and interchangeable-lens cameras.

Half-frame 135(3 lenses)

A 35 mm film format that uses half the standard 135 frame for smaller cameras and more exposures.

135 / Full-frame(666 lenses)

The classic 35 mm still-photo frame, now the reference point for full-frame digital lens design.

44x33 digital medium format(27 lenses)

A modern digital medium-format size larger than full-frame but smaller than traditional 645 film.

6x4.5(21 lenses)

A medium-format film size that trades the larger 6x6 frame for more exposures and a rectangular composition.

6x6(9 lenses)

The classic square medium-format roll-film frame, known for waist-level cameras and flexible cropping.

6x7(4 lenses)

A large rectangular roll-film format with a print-friendly shape and a much bigger field than 645.

6x9(9 lenses)

A large 3:2 roll-film format that gives a medium-format negative with familiar full-frame proportions.

4x5(12 lenses)

The most common large-format sheet-film size, large enough for camera movements and detailed negatives.

5x7(5 lenses)

A larger sheet-film format between 4x5 and 8x10, prized for a bigger negative without 8x10 scale.

8x10(1 lens)

A very large sheet-film format whose huge image area places coverage above almost every other concern.