Multi-format sensor

Utilization of the sensor surface with multi-format sensors

Conventional trim when using a 4: 3 sensor for the aspect ratios 3: 2 and 16: 9

Multi-format sensor is a name for electronic image sensors in digital cameras , which differ from other concepts in that they offer the same diagonal angle of view for the selectable recording formats .

At the same time, with the given image circle of the lenses used , they allow maximum utilization of the sensor area, regardless of the aspect ratio set .

In 2009, Panasonic introduced the Lumix DMC-GH1, the first system camera of the Micro Four Thirds standard to feature such a multi-format sensor.

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1. ↑ Lumix DMC-GH1 , Panasonic, press release, Hamburg, March 2009, accessed online on May 7, 2013