Image Area

Regardless of the option selected for Image area in the shooting menu (0 88), all movies and photographs recorded in movie live view have an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 (or 3 : 2 when the movie frame size is 640 × 424). Images recorded with On selected for Image area > Auto DX crop and a DX lens attached use a DX-based movie format, as do images recorded with DX (24×16) 1.5× selected for Image area > Choose image area. Other images use an FX-based movie format. A aicon is displayed when the DX- based movie format is selected. The differences between the crops (0 86) displayed during viewfinder and live view photography and movie live view photo crop are shown below.

Crop for viewfinder and live view photography

16 : 9 photo crop for movie live view

Crop for viewfinder and live view photography

3 : 2 photo crop for movie live view

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The size of the area at the center of the image sensor used to record photographs taken in movie live view is 35.0 × 19.7 mm (16 : 9, FX-based movie format), 22.4 × 12.6 mm (16 : 9, DX-based movie format), 35.0 × 23.4 mm (3 : 2, FX-based movie format), or 22.4 × 14.9 mm (3 : 2, DX-based movie format).

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