Illustrated Media Format Guides

Super 8

AKA
(None)
Era
1965–
Format
analog
Developed by
Eastman Kodak
(Max) Capacity
1.36:1
Size
8mm
Perforations
1 (one side)
Frame size picture area
5.8 x 4.01mm
Fun facts
  • This format is different from its parent format, 8mm, by having smaller perforation holes
  • This format was debuted at the 1964–65 Worlds Fair in Queens, New York
  • This format is not compatible with its parent format, 8mm, but projectors are compatible with its sibling, Single-8