Editing Medium format (section)

{{short description|Film format}}
{{about|medium-sized film formats|formats of a different [[List of artistic media|medium]]|format (disambiguation)}}
{{about|medium format films in general|the specific ''120'' and ''220'' film formats|120 film}}
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[[File:Medium format.jpg|thumb|Popular examples of medium format film cameras]]
[[Image:Film size comparison.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A size comparison of medium-format film (left) and [[135 film|35&nbsp;mm film]]. Medium-format film lacks the sprocket holes of 35&nbsp;mm film.]]

'''Medium format''' has traditionally referred to a [[film format]] in [[photography]] and the related cameras and equipment that use film. Nowadays, the term applies to film and digital cameras that record images on media larger than the {{convert|24|x|36|mm|in|abbr=on}} used in [[135 film|35&nbsp;mm]] photography (though not including 127 sizes), but smaller than {{convert|4|x|5|in|mm|abbr=on}} (which is considered [[large format]] photography).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Wildi |first=Ernst |title=The medium format advantage |date=2001 |publisher=Focal Press |isbn=978-1-4294-8344-5 |edition=2nd |location=Boston |oclc=499049825}}</ref>

In [[digital photography]], medium format refers either to cameras adapted from medium-format film photography uses or to cameras making use of [[Image sensor|sensors]] larger than that of a 35&nbsp;mm film frame. Some of the benefits of using medium-format digital cameras include higher resolution sensors, better low-light capabilities compared to a traditional 35mm [[Digital single-lens reflex camera|DSLR]], and a wider dynamic range.