Full frame (cinematography)

In cinematography, full frame refers to an image area (today most commonly on a digital sensor) that is the same size as that used by a 35mm still camera.[1] Still cameras run the film horizontally behind the lens, whereas standard 35mm motion-picture cameras run the film vertically. Thus a 35mm still camera's image is significantly larger than that of a standard 35mm motion-picture camera.

35mm still frame 35mm motion-picture frames

Specialty motion-picture formats have used film running horizontally, notably VistaVision (which produced a "full-frame" image) and Imax.

Historically, most digital cinema cameras have used Super-35-sized (similar to APS-C) sensors,[2] largely to maintain compatibility with existing lenses and to produce traditional "cinematic" depth of field and field of view.

Full-frame cameras require lenses with larger optics, and produce shallower depth of field than conventional 35mm cinema cameras.[3]

## Technical specifications

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See also: Academy ratio

## See also

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* Image sensor format
* 35mm format
* Full-frame digital SLR
* Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
* Half-frame camera
* List of film formats
* Silent film
* Reframing (filmmaking)

## References

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1. ^ https://pro.sony/ue_US/technology/full-frame-sensor
2. ^ https://vmi.tv/blog/learn-help/guide-to-sensor-sizes-and-lens-formats/
3. ^ https://fstoppers.com/education/understanding-how-sensor-size-affects-depth-field-312599