full-frame

No crop factor

Full-frame describes a camera sensor the same size as traditional 35mm film (36 × 24 mm).

This larger sensor captures more light and detail than cropped sensors found in most consumer cameras: She upgraded to a full-frame camera for better low-light performance.

The term distinguishes professional-grade equipment from smaller-sensor alternatives.

photography

camera

Image capturing device

exposure · f-stop · viewfinder · focus · wide-angle · composition · capture · tripod · flash · contrast

sensor

35mm

Film width measurement

ISO · noise · resolution · sharpness · bokeh · low-light · medium-format

composition

edge-to-edge

Spanning full width

entire · encompassing · borderless · unobstructed · comprehensive · expansive · immersive

cinema

widescreen

Horizontally extended display format

gate · projection · celluloid · sprocket

Categories
Opposites
sensor size

full-framecropped

Cut to fit

medium format · large format · half-frame · 8x10 · 6x7

format coverage

full-framecropped

Cut to fit

windowed · letterboxed · subset

Family

full, frame, fully, fullness, fuller, fullest, framed, frames, framing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G