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5.2 ASPECT RATIO

Menu Position MENU  1  Aspect ratio

What it Does Changes the shape of the images taken. from this to

this .

Constraints 3:2, which is 100% of what the sensor can capture.

The aspect ratio is simply the ratio of the width to the height. A standard
6” x 4” print, for example, has a ratio of 6:4 which, when reduced, yields
3:2 (and that’s what I usually shoot). HDTV screens are a bit wider, at
16:9.
Be aware that when you switch from “normal” (3:2) to “Wide” (16:9)
aspect ratio, the top and bottom of your composition gets chopped off. (see
graphic depiction in Figure 5-1). This setting only affects .jpg’s, though.
If you’re shooting a RAW file, the camera still captures the entire image,
but makes a note that you shot it in some other aspect ratio. It is up to the

3:2 16:9

Figure 5-1: Changing the Aspect Ratio to 16:9 will throw away pixels (as shown by the
grey areas) in order to get the desired shape. (This is true of .jpg only – shooting RAW
captures the entire 3:2 frame, regardless of the setting of Aspect Ratio.)