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A film format is a technical definition of a set of standard characteristics regarding image capture on photographic film, for either stills or movies. This article is mainly concerned with Still photography film For Motion picture film please see Film stock. It can also apply to projected film, either slides or movies. The primary characteristic of a film format is its size and shape.

In the case of motion picture film, the format may also include audio parameters (though often not). Other characteristics usually include the film gauge, pulldown method, lens anamorphosis (or lack thereof), and film gate or projector aperture dimensions, all of which need to be defined for photography as well as projection, as they may differ. Film gauge is a physical property of Film stock which defines its width Negative pulldown is a characteristic of motion picture film formats Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image The film gate is the rectangular opening in the front of a Motion picture camera where the film is exposed to light This article is concerned with technical aspects of moving film projection

1 Movie film formats
2 Digital camera formats
3 Still photography film formats
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Movie film formats

See List of film formats

Digital camera formats

See Image sensor format

Still photography film formats

Multiple image

Designation^(A)	Type	Introduced	Discontinued	Size	Detailed article	Comment
101	roll film	1895	1956	3½" × 3½"
102	roll film	1896	1933	1½" × 2"
103	roll film	1896	1949	3¾" × 4¾"
104	roll film	1897	1949	4¾" × 3¾"
105	roll film	1897	1949	2¼" × 3¼"	120 film
106	for roll holder	1898	1924	3½" × 3½"
107	for roll holder	1898	1924	3¼" × 4¼"
108	for roll holder	1898	1929	4¼" × 3¼"
109	for roll holder	1898	1924	4" × 5"
110 (early roll film)	for roll holder	1898	1929	5" × 4"	110 film (roll format)	No relation to the later 110 cartridge format for "pocket" cameras. This list of Film formats catalogues formats developed for shooting or viewing Motion pictures, ranging from the Chronophotographe format from 1888 to mid-20th century In Digital photography, the image sensor format is the shape and size of the Image sensor. Rollfilm or roll film is any type of spool-wound Photographic film protected from White light exposure by a paper backing as opposed to film which
110 ("Pocket Instamatic")	cartridge	1972	Present	13 × 17 mm	110 film	Introduced with Kodak's "Pocket Instamatic" series
111	for roll holder	1898	Unknown	6½" × 4¾"
112	for roll holder	1898	1924	7" × 5"
113	for roll holder	1898	Unknown	9 × 12 cm
114	for roll holder	1898	Unknown	12 × 9 cm
115	roll film	1898	1949	6¾" × 4¾"
116	roll film	1899	1984	2½" × 4
117	roll film	1900	1949	2¼" × 2¼"	120 film
118	roll film	1900	1961	3¼" × 4¼"
119	roll film	1900	1940	4¼" × 3¼"
120	roll film	1901	Present		120 film
121	roll film	1902	1941	1⅝" × 2½"
122	roll film	1903	1971	3¼" × 5½", Postcard
123	roll film	1904	1949	4" × 5"
124	roll film	1905	1961	3¼" × 4¼"
125	roll film	1905	1949	3¼" × 5½"
126 (early roll film)	roll film	1906	1949	4¼" × 6½"	126 film (roll format)	No relation to the 126 cartridge format introduced in 1963.
126 ("Instamatic")	cartridge	1963	1999^(B)	26. 5 × 26. 5 mm	126 film	Introduced with first "Instamatic" cameras under the name "Kodapak"
127	roll film	1912	1995^(C)	4 × 4 cm	127 film
128	roll film	1912	1941	1½" × 2¼"
129	roll film	1912	1951	1⅞" × 3"
130	roll film	1916	1961	2⅞" × 4⅞"
135	cartridge	1934	Present		135 film
220	roll film	1965	Present		120 film
235	loading spool	1934	Unknown	24 × 36 mm	135 film	35mm film in daylight-loading spool
240 / APS	cartridge	1996	Present		Advanced Photo System
335	stereo pairs	1952	Unknown	24 × 24 mm	135 film	For stereo pairs
435	loading spool	1934	Unknown	24 × 36 mm	135 film	35mm film in daylight-loading spool
616	roll film	1931	1984	2½" × 4¼" or 2½" × 2⅛"	616 film
620	roll film	1931	1995		120 film
645	format only			6 × 4. Advanced Photo System ( APS) is a Film format for still Photography. 616 film was originally produced by Kodak in 1932 along with 620 film for the Kodak Six-16 Camera. 5 cm	120 film
828	roll film	1935	1985	28 × 40 mm, 35 mm wide Bantam, 8 exp	828 film
35	roll film	1916	1933	1¼" × 1¾", 35 mm wide
Disc	cassette	1982	1998		Disc film
Minox	roll film	1938	Present	8 × 11 mm, nominally 9. 828 is a Film format for still Photography. Kodak introduced it in 1935 only a year after 135 film. Disc film was a still- Photography Film format aimed at the Consumer market, and introduced by Kodak in 1982. Minox is the brand name of a Spy camera and Minox GmbH is the name of the company which produced them after World War II. 5 mm wide (in reality 9. 2-9. 3mm), 15, 36 or 50 exp.
Karat	cartridge	1936	1963			Early AGFA cartridge for 35 mm film
Rapid	cartridge	1964	1990s			AGFA cartridge for 35 mm film, 12 exp (replaced Karat, same system)
SL	cartridge	1958	1990			Orwo Schnell-Lade Kassette for 35 mm film
K 16	cartridge	1987	Unknown			Orwo, 16 mm wide, 20 exp

^(A) Unless otherwise noted, all formats were introduced by Kodak, who began allocating the number series in 1913. ORWO was a manufacturer of Photographic film and Magnetic tape. ORWO was a manufacturer of Photographic film and Magnetic tape. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Before that, films were simply identified by the name of the cameras they were intended for. ^[1]

^(B) Discontinued by major manufacturers but still produced by Ferrania. Ferrania SpA is a manufacturer of photographic materials located in Ferrania Italy.

^(C) Discontinued by major manufacturers but still produced by Maco.

For roll holder means film for cartridge roll holders, allowing roll film to be used with cameras designed to use glass plates. Rollfilm or roll film is any type of spool-wound Photographic film protected from White light exposure by a paper backing as opposed to film which

The primary reason there were so many different negative formats in the early days was that prints were made by contact, without use of an enlarger. A contact print is a photographic Image produced from a film, usually a negative, occasionally from a film positive An enlarger is a specialised transparency Projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the Gelatin-silver The film format would thus be exactly the same as the size of the print -- so if you wanted large prints, you would have to use a large camera and corresponding film format.

Single image

Size (in inches)	Type
1⅝×2⅛	"sixteenth-plate" tintypes
2×2½	"ninth-plate" tintypes
2×3	sheet film
2½×3½	"sixth-plate" tintypes
3×4	sheet film
3⅛×4⅛	"quarter-plate" tintypes
3¼×4¼	"quarter-plate" glass plates
3¼×5½	postcard or 3A
4×5	sheet film
4¼×6½	"half-plate" glass plates
4½×5½	"half-plate" tintypes
4×10	sheet film
5×7	sheet film
7×17	sheet film
8×10	sheet film
8×20	sheet film
8½×6½	"full-plate" glass plates, tintypes
11×14	sheet film
12×20	sheet film
14×17	sheet film
16×20	sheet film
20×24	sheet film

Size (in cm)	Type
6. Tintype, also melainotype and ferrotype, is a Photographic process first described by Adolphe-Alexandre Martin in France in 1853 and patented Sheet film is Large format and medium format Photographic film supplied on individual sheets of Acetate or Polyester Film base Photographic plates preceded Photographic film as a mean of photography 5 × 9	sheet film
9 × 12	sheet film
10 × 15	sheet film
13 × 18	sheet film
18 × 24	sheet film
24 × 30	sheet film

Instant image

Designation	Type
SX-70	Polaroid flat film cartridge with integrated battery
Type 37	Polaroid roll film cartridge
Type 47	Polaroid roll film cartridge
Type 88	Polaroid flat film cartridge
Type 100	Polaroid flat film cartridge

See [1] for a full list of Polaroid films. Sheet film is Large format and medium format Photographic film supplied on individual sheets of Acetate or Polyester Film base Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H Land. It is most famous for its Instant film Cameras which reached the market in 1948 and

Fuji produce instant films and film backs for sheet film cameras.

References

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A contact print is a photographic Image produced from a film, usually a negative, occasionally from a film positive A film base is a transparent substrate which acts as a support medium for the Photosensitive Emulsion that lies atop it Film gauge is a physical property of Film stock which defines its width This focuses on Motion picture film For Still photography film see Photographic film. Introduced in 1990 Keykode is an Eastman Kodak Company advancement on edge numbers, which are letters numbers and symbols placed at regular intervals along the edge of This page is about medium-sized film formats For formats of a different Medium, see Format disambiguation Photographic printing is the process of producing a final image for viewing usually on chemically processed sensitized paper, from a previously prepared photographic negative Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images This is a list of Film -related topics National cinemas | glossary | Lists The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory

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