medium-format
Between 35mm, large-format
Medium-format refers to photographic film or digital sensors larger than 35mm but smaller than large-format (4×5 inches).
The term appears most often in photography contexts where image quality and resolution matter: She shoots medium-format for her portrait work.
Medium-format cameras produce images with finer detail and shallower depth of field than standard formats, making them favored by professional photographers.
Image capturing device
- filmMovie or coating
- HasselbladPremium Swedish camera manufacturer
- PentaxJapanese camera brand
- 6x6Grid with equal sides
6x7 · square · negative · transparency · Rolleiflex · Fujifilm · Phase One · viewfinder
Input-detecting device
- megapixelMillion picture elements
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- tetheringFastening with a line
capture · RAW · workflow · studio · commercial · high-resolution · crop · full-frame
camera
Image capturing device
- filmMovie or coating
- HasselbladPremium Swedish camera manufacturer
- PentaxJapanese camera brand
6x6 · 6x7 · square · negative · transparency · Rolleiflex · Fujifilm · Phase One · viewfinder · portrait
sensor
Input-detecting device
- megapixelMillion picture elements
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
tethering · capture · RAW · workflow · studio · commercial · high-resolution · crop · full-frame · sharpness
120
Ten dozen
Kodak · slide · darkroom · processing · scanning · grain · latitude · exposure · ISO · frame
medium-formatlarge-format
Exceeding standard dimensions
subminiature · smartphone camera · 35mm · full-frame · half-frame
medium-formatconsumer-grade
Designed for ordinary buyers
entry-level · disposable camera · phone camera · compact camera
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