Illustrated Media Format Guides

Kinetoscope

AKA
(None)
Era
1891–1900s
Format
analog
Developed by
William Kennedy Dickson (Edison Company)
(Max) Capacity
1.33:1 (4:3)
Size
18mm
Perforations
4
Frame size picture area
1.000x0.750"
Fun facts
  • This was the first motion picture camera that used celluloid film and electricity
  • The Kinetoscope was the viewing device, and the Kinetograph was the recording camera
  • This format was based on the Edison Company's work on the phonographic cylinder