Editing View camera (section)

== Film ==
View cameras use [[sheet film]] but can use [[roll film]] (generally 120/220 size) by using special roll film holders.  Popular "normal" image formats for the 4×5 camera are 6×6, 6×7, and 6×9&nbsp;cm. 6×12 and 6×17&nbsp;cm are suited to [[panoramic photography]].

With an inexpensive modification of the darkslide, and no modification to the camera, half a sheet of film can be exposed at a time. While this technique could be used for economy where a larger image is not required, it is almost always used with the intention of obtaining a panoramic format so that, for example, a 4×5 camera can take two 2×5 photos, an 8×10 can take two 4×10s etc. This is popular for landscape photography, and in the past was common for group photographs (hence, half-frame panorama formats such as 4x10 are commonly referred to as "Banquet formats")

[[Digital camera back]]s are available for view cameras to create [[digital image]]s instead of using film. Prices are high compared to smaller [[digital camera]]s.