This may be a really stupid question but are micro 4/3rds pictures actually in the ratio of 4 long by 3 high eg print 8 x 6 or 10 x 7.5 or 12 x 9 and print the full picture?
I hope that makes sense
Yes.... are micro 4/3rds pictures actually in the ratio of 4 long by 3 high
Surely the rationale behind the 4:3 aspect ratio employed by the Four Thirds system is that, at the time the standard was developed, 4:3 was the most common aspect ratio for computer monitors.Using a m43 sensor at ratios other than 4:3 at time of shooting will just crop the output and not use the whole sensor. Most sensors have a 4:3 ratio. And paper formats are 4:3 or close to that too . It's mainly the cameras with prisms and mirrors that have the old 35mm 3:2 ratio.
And oddly, as they tried to make 3:2 look old fashioned, it's now a really out of date aspect ratio.Surely the rationale behind the 4:3 aspect ratio employed by the Four Thirds system is that, at the time the standard was developed, 4:3 was the most common aspect ratio for computer monitors.
Surely the rationale behind the 4:3 aspect ratio employed by the Four Thirds system is that, at the time the standard was developed, 4:3 was the most common aspect ratio for computer monitors.
Paper formats such as A3 are 1:1.41 vs 1:1.33 for M4/3 and 1:1.5 for 'standard' camera 3:2 format, so M4/3 aren't really that much closer to paper ratio than 3:2 (0.8 vs 0.9 difference).Using a m43 sensor at ratios other than 4:3 at time of shooting will just crop the output and not use the whole sensor. Most sensors have a 4:3 ratio. And paper formats are 4:3 or close to that too . It's mainly the cameras with prisms and mirrors that have the old 35mm 3:2 ratio.
Ahh I see, my bad I tend to print A3/A4 but if I do photo size it tends to be 6x4 or 7x5. I have often wondered why there wasn't a universal ratio for photo paper. The A sizing' weird too, why 1.41 and not 1.4?No I meant photo paper such as 10x8, 6x8 etc. Yes A4 etc fits 35mm quite well. But it's not an ideal photo format, being long and thin.
A0 has an area of 1 sq metre and the sides are in the ratio of 1: sq root of 2 that is 1:1.414 approx so that folding in 2 always keeps the proportions and halves the area. Very logical as you would expect from its Germanic origin!Ahh I see, my bad I tend to print A3/A4 but if I do photo size it tends to be 6x4 or 7x5. I have often wondered why there wasn't a universal ratio for photo paper. The A sizing' weird too, why 1.41 and not 1.4?
I think 4/3 and m4/3 interchaneable lens camera all have the sensor in 4:3 ratio. Some (Panasonic only?) fixed lens cameras have the same sensor but crop it differently eg I think the LX100.This may be a really stupid question but are micro 4/3rds pictures actually in the ratio of 4 long by 3 high eg print 8 x 6 or 10 x 7.5 or 12 x 9 and print the full picture?
I hope that makes sense