The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of its width to its height. The larger the ratio, the ‘wider’ the image; the smaller the ratio, the ‘squarer’ the image. Digital camera sensors have their own ‘native’ aspect ratio, and this is generally tied in to the sensor size. The small 1/2.3-inch sensors or […]
Print sizes
Popular print sizes are a mixture of old standard sizes, like 5″ x 3.5″, 6″ x 4″, 7″ x 5″ and 10″ x 8″ with newer paper sizes like A4 and A3+. This means photos need to be cropped to fit.