FORMAT | CROP FACTOR (in relation to 35mm) |
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS | APPROXIMATE DIAGONAL | NOTES + EXAMPLES |
Regular 35mm | N/A | 21.95 × 16 mm | 27.16 mm | Academy Gate which makes room for optical soundtrack |
Super 35 4 Perf | N/A | 24.89 × 18.66 mm | 31.1 mm | Full Aperture: same gate as pre sync sound cameras |
Super 35 3 Perf | N/A | 24.89 x 13.86 mm | 28.48 mm | Basis of comparison for 35mm optics used on digital cameras |
35 2 Perf | N/A | 21.95 x 9.35 mm | 23.85 mm | Recently "rediscovered", roughly same cost as Super 16 due to less processing costs and longer run times per mag. Leaves room for optical soundtrack |
Super 35 2 Perf | N/A | 24.89 x 9.35 mm | 26.58 mm | Aaton Penelope Motion Picture Camera |
Vistavision/ 135 Still / Digital Full Frame | same FoV as 35mm still camera | 36 x 24 mm | 43.3 mm | Horozontally fed through camera like SLR cameras resulting in same dimensions as a 135 (aka 35mm still) frame |
65mm / 70mm | N/A | 52.48 x 23.01 mm | 57.3 mm | |
Imax | N/A | 70.41 x 52.63 mm | 87.9 mm | Goes through the camera horizontally creating a much larger negative |
Regular 16mm | 2x | 10.26 x 7.49 mm | 12.7 mm | |
Super 16mm | 2x | 12.52 x 7.41 mm | 14.54 mm | |
Super 8mm | x5.4 | 6.22 x 4.22 mm | 7.52 mm | Pro 8mm (pro8mm.com) makes a slightly larger gate |
Digital Super 35 | No Crop Factor | 24.4 x 13.7 mm | 28.48 mm | RED ONE, Panavision Genesis, Arri D-21, etc. |
1/3" HD | x7.2 | 4.8 x 3.6 mm | 6 mm | |
1/2" HD | x5.4 | 6.4 x 4.8 mm | 8 mm | |
2/3" HD | x2.5 | 8.8 x 6.6 mm | 11 mm | Roughly comparable to S16 |
DSLR (APS-C) | Canon x1.6 / |
22.2 x 14.8 mm | 26.68 mm | |
Digital 4/3 System | x2 | 17.3 x 14mm | 22.5 mm |