FOUR DIFFERENT ASPECT RATIOS

16:9

MANY CAMERAS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHOOT IN A MUCH WIDER 16:9 ASPECT RATIO, THOUGH THIS IS DONE

MOST OF THE TIME BY CROPPING THE SENSOR AND LOSING RESOLUTION. IT’S A GREAT OPTION IF YOU ARE AFTER A MORE CINEMATIC LOOK FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE SHOTS, OR WANT TO

SHOOT VIDEO.

3:2

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON ASPECT RATIO YOU WILL FIND IN A DIGITAL CAMERA, WITH MANY NIKON AND CANON CAMERA

MODELS ADOPTING FULL-FRAME AND APS-C SENSORS THAT HAVE A WIDTH-TO-HEIGHT RATIO OF 3:2, SUCH AS 6000PX BY 4000PX. IT IS A

VERY POPULAR OPTION.

4:3

OLYMPUS AND PANASONIC HAVE BEEN USING A MICRO FOUR THIRDS SENSOR IN THEIR CAMERA MODELS SINCE 2008, AND IT HAS PROVEN POPULAR WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR ITS SLIGHTLY MORE SQUARE ASPECT RATIO OF 4:3, WHICH ALSO MAKES BETTER USE OF THE IMAGING CIRCLE

THAT LENSES PRODUCE.

1:1

THIS ASPECT RATIO MEANS THE LENGTH OF YOUR PICTURE IS EQUAL TO ITS HEIGHT, MAKING IT SQUARE. THIS CAN BE A POWERFUL FRAMING TECHNIQUE AS IT’S NOT AS COMMON

AS OTHERS, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BECOME MORE POPULAR RECENTLY BECAUSE OF INSTAGRAM’S SQUARE

IMAGE FORMAT.