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APS size I have just bought a Canon Z50 having used a Canon SLR for many years. Can you tell me of the three different formats(C,H,P), which one best resembles 35mm (6x4) when printed up?
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John A. Lind |
Regardless of which "format" you have it in, the camera will make the entire frame on the film. The camera magnetically records which format you had the camera in on the film for each frame. An APS printing machine that can read this will crop the print accordingly. All switching formats does is *crop* your negative when it's printed. The APS camera makers don't highlight in their literature. Typically the viewfinder is cropped with a mask that changes according to the format you are using. The complete frame size on APS film is 16.7mm X 30.2mm (compare this to 24mm X 36mm for 35mm film). Definitions and dimensions for the three formats are: H = "HDTV" or High Definition Television and is supposed to be the same aspect ratio as HDTV. This is the full frame of 16.7mm X 30.2mm which is an aspect ratio of 9:5. C = "Classic" and has the same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35mm film. This uses ~25mm X 16.7mm of the film frame during printing by cropping ~2.6mm off the left and right sides of the negative (totals to ~5.2mm). P = "Panoramic" and has a 3:1 aspect ratio. This uses 30.2mm X ~10mm of the film frame during printing by cropping ~3.3mm off the top and bottom of the negative (totals to ~6.7mm). This format is a technical misnomer. It doesn't make your image any wider than you would have had in HDTV format; it only makes it shorter! The illusion of a panoramic is created by enlarging the negative more for the print. A true panoramic image will cover more than a 90 degree horizontal angle of view, usually over 100 degrees, and will truly feel immersive when viewed. -- John
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Looks like John beat me to the punch (again)... The classic, "C" mode gives a 2:3 ratio and would therefore produce prints most like 35mm.
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