Image Aspect Ratios

Common Aspect Ratios for Digital Images, Photography, Cinema, and Television
Name

Aspect Ratio

Some Common Uses

Square

1:1

Photo: 26.526.5 mm 126 format, 4040 mm 127 format, 5656 mm 120/620/220 format, 6565 mm 70 mm
format
Print: 2"2", 4"4", 5"5", 6"6", 8"8", 10"10", etc.

67

7:6

1.166667

Photo: 56.465.8 mm 120/620/220 format

Photo: 6"7", 12"14", 24"28"

56

6:5

1.2

Print: 5"6", 10"12", 20"24"

352288

11:9

1.222222 Video: PAL/SECAM low-definition DVD format with 352288 pixels

Display: 640512 pixels, 720576 pixels, 12801024 pixels, 18001440 pixels
Photo: 810 mm disc format, 4"5" format, 8"10" format
Print: 4"5", 8"10", 16"20", 24"30", 32"40"
Video: PAL/SECAM standard-definition DVD format with 720576 pixels

810

5:4

1.25

810
trimmed

19:15

1.266667 Print: 8"10" with " border

1114

14:11

1.272727 Print: 11"14", 22"28"

1114
trimmed

9:7

1.285714 Print: 4"5" with " border, 11"14" with " border

1317

17:13

1.307692 Photo: 1317 mm 110 format

811
trimmed

21:16

1.3125

1152870

192:145

1.324138 Display: 1152870 pixels

34

4:3

Cinema: 1"" 1894 Edison Kinetoscope 35 mm format

Display: 320240 pixels, 480360 pixels, 640480 pixels, 800600 pixels, 832624 pixels, 1024768 pixels,
1152864 pixels, 1280960 pixels, 14001050 pixels, 16001200 pixels, 19201440 pixels pixels
1.333333 Photo: 4:3 digital camera aspect ratio, 2418 mm half-frame 35 mm format, 4030 mm 127 format, 5642 mm
120/620/220/645 format, 56.475.2 mm 120/620/220 format
Print: 1"2", 3"4", 6"8", 8"11" with " border, 12"16", 15"20", 30"40", 30"40"
Video: NTSC standard-definition television aspect ratio

16 mm

95:71

1.338028 Cinema: 0.380"0.284" 16 mm format

8 mm

91:67

1.358209 Cinema: 0.182"0.134" 8 mm format

Super 8

215:158

1.360759 Cinema: 0.215"0.158" Super 8 mm format

Academy

825:602

1.370432 Cinema: 0.825"0.602" Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences standard 35 mm format

57

7:5

1.4

ISO

1.414214 Pythagoras' Constant (2 )

Print: ISO A7, B7, A6, B6, A5, B5, A4, B4, A3, B3, A2, B2, A1, B1, A0, B0

544384

17:12

1.416667 Display: 544384 pixels

710

10:7

1.428571 Print: 3"5", 7"10", 14"20", 28"40"

A3
trimmed

136:95

1.431579 Print: A3 with 6 mm border

IMAX

274:191

1.434555 Cinema: 2.74"1.91" IMAX 70 mm format

A4
trimmed

95:66

1.439394 Print: A4 with 6 mm border

57
trimmed

13:9

1.444444

1116

16:11

1.454545 Print: 2"4", 5"8", 11"16", 22"32"

A5
trimmed

99:68

1.455882 Print: A5 with 6 mm border

A6
trimmed

136:93

1.462366 Print: A6 with 6 mm border

Print: 8"11" with " border

Photo: 5"7" format

Print: 2"3", 3"4" with " border, 5"7", 10"14", 20"28"

Photo: 2"3" 120/620/220 format

Print: 5"7" with " border

Display: 720480 pixels

Photo: 2436 mm full-frame 35 mm format, 4060 mm 127 format, 5684 mm 120/620/220 format, APS-C aspect
Print: A7 with 6 mm border, 3"5" with " border", 4"6", 5"7", 8"12", 10"15", 12"18", 18"27"
Video: NTSC standard-definition DVD format with 720480 pixels, NTSC low-definition DVD format with 360240
pixels

46

3:2

1.5

914

14:9

1.555556 Print: 2"4" with " border

1625

25:16

1.5625

711

11:7

1.571429 Print: 4"6" with " border

58

8:5

1.6

Golden
Ratio

0.5+1.25 1.618034 Golden Ratio ()

Display: 16001024 pixels

Display: 1440900 pixels, 19201200 pixels
Print: 5"8", 10"16", 20"32"

35

5:3

Display: 1280768 pixels

1.666667 Cinema: 1.67:1 motion picture aspect ratio
Print: 3"5", 6"10", 12"20", 18"30", 24"40"

712

12:7

1.714286 Print: 3"6", 7"12", 14"24"

47

7:4

1.75

Print: 4"7", 8"14", 16"28"

1.775

Cinema: 1.78:1 motion picture aspect ratio

Display: 852480 pixels
Video: EDTV enhanced-definition television with 852480 pixels 480p format, NTSC enhanced-definition DVD
format with 852480 pixels

71:40
EDTV

71:40

16:9 HDTV 16:9

Display: 1280720 pixels, 1600900 pixels, 19201080 pixels

Photo: APS-H aspect
1.777778
Video: 16:9 HDTV high-definition television aspect ratio using either the 1280720 pixels 720p format or the
19201080 pixels 1080i format

59

9:5

1.8

APS

302:167

1.808383 Photo: 16.730.2 mm APS image format

AcademyFlat

13:7

1.857143 Cinema: 1.86:1 motion picture aspect ratio

DoubleWidth

2:1

ISO and a
Half

4.5

2.121320 Print: ISO sheet cut in third widthwise

Centerfold

24:11

2.181818 Print: 11"24"

2.2:1

11:5

2.2

Cinema: 2.20:1 anamorphic motion picture aspect ratio

2454

9:4

2.25

Photo: 2454 mm panoramic 35 mm format

2.35:1

47:20

2.35

Cinema: 2.35:1 anamorphic motion picture aspect ratio

410

5:2

2.5

Print: 4"10", 8"20", 16"40"

2.55:1

51:20

2.55

Cinema: 2.55:1 anamorphic motion picture aspect ratio

DoubleScreen

8:3

2.666667 Display: 2048768 pixels, 1152864 pixels, 2560960 pixels, 32001200 pixels

2465

65:24

2.708333 Photo: 2465 mm panoramic 35 mm format

Double
ISO

2.828427 Print: ISO sheet cut in half lengthwise

720

20:7

2.857143 Print: 3"10", 7"20", 14"40"

823

23:8

2.875

Print: 4"11", 8"23"

TripleWidth

3:1

Photo: APS-P aspect

Print: 4"12", 5"15", 6"18", 8"24", 10"30", 12"36", 15"45", 18"54"

Quadruple4:1
Width

Display: 3072768 pixels, 3456864 pixels, 3840960 pixels, 48001200 pixels

Print: 4"16", 5"20", 6"24", 8"32", 10"40"

QuintupleWidth

5:1

Print: 4"20", 6"30", 8"40"

SextupleWidth

6:1

Print: 4"24", 5"30", 6"36"

Print: 3"5" with " border, 10"18", 20"36"

Print: 4"8", 5"10", 6"12", 8"16", 10"20", 12"24", 15"30", 18"36", 20"40"

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