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ARRI AMIRA recording modes

The ARRI AMIRA has 4 recording modes in the Cutvey Viewfinder gear list, from 3.2K 16:9 at 26.4 × 14.85 mm down to S16 HD at 13.2 × 7.42 mm. A 35mm lens covers 41.3° across on the widest mode and 21.4° on the narrowest, so the mode you record changes the frame as much as the lens does.

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Recording modes and sizes

Each row is one recording mode as the app knows it: the active area the mode reads from the sensor, the resolution it records, the image circle a lens must cover, and how much smaller it is than a 36 × 24 mm full frame by diagonal. The last column is the line the app prints under the mode: the maker, how the size was found and the day it was read.

ModeActive areaResolutionImage circleFull frame cropSize from
3.2K 16:926.4 × 14.85 mm3200 × 180030.3 mm1.43xARRI · published · 2026-08-04
2.8K 16:923.76 × 13.37 mm2880 × 162027.3 mm1.59xARRI · published · 2026-08-04
2K 16:923.66 × 13.3 mm2868 × 161227.1 mm1.59xARRI · published · 2026-08-04
S16 HD13.2 × 7.42 mm1600 × 90015.1 mm2.86xARRI · published · 2026-08-04

"Published" means the size was read from a published figure. "Derived from pixel pitch" means it was worked out from the photosite count and the published pixel size. A Provisional mode is still waiting for a second person to check it, so give its frame a little room. Counted November 2, 2026.

Field of view for a standard lens set

Degrees across the frame for spherical primes, worked out from each mode's own width. A wider mode sees more on the same lens; that is why a 35mm feels different on open gate and on a 4K crop.

Mode18mm24mm35mm50mm85mm135mm
3.2K 16:972.5°57.6°41.3°29.6°17.7°11.2°
2.8K 16:966.8°52.7°37.5°26.7°15.9°10.1°
2K 16:966.6°52.5°37.4°26.6°15.8°10.0°
S16 HD40.3°30.8°21.4°15.0°8.9°5.6°

The lens that frames like full frame

If the director thinks in full frame focal lengths, this is the lens on each mode that gives the same horizontal angle. The last column does the same against a Super 35 frame 24.89 mm wide.

ModeLike a 24mm on full frameLike a 35mmLike a 50mmLike a 35mm on Super 35
3.2K 16:917.6mm25.7mm36.7mm37.1mm
2.8K 16:915.8mm23.1mm33mm33.4mm
2K 16:915.8mm23mm32.9mm33.3mm
S16 HD8.8mm12.8mm18.3mm18.6mm

Pick any two modes in the crop factor calculator to match a lens on another camera, or read sensor size and field of view.

Depth of field on each mode

Cutvey Viewfinder picks the circle of confusion for depth of field from the recording mode's own gate, unless you choose one on the panel. These are the values it starts from.

ModeDiagonalCircle of confusionWhy
3.2K 16:930.3 mm0.025 mmnearest to Super 35
2.8K 16:927.3 mm0.025 mmnearest to Super 35
2K 16:927.1 mm0.025 mmnearest to Super 35
S16 HD15.1 mm0.015 mmnearest to Super 16

Work out near, far and hyperfocal for any lens in the depth of field calculator.

Frame this camera in the app

Open Cutvey Viewfinder, tap the strip at the top of the viewfinder and choose ARRI AMIRA and the mode you will record. Your iPhone or iPad then draws that mode's frame for every lens in your kit, with the band where a lens sees wider than the phone. Check one lens here first in the field of view calculator.

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Camera and lens names are trademarks of their respective owners, used only to identify the equipment. The sizes come from the Cutvey Viewfinder gear list, which is as accurate as its sources. Request a correction.

Free toolField of view calculatorThis camera, prefilled at 35mm.Free toolCrop factor calculatorMatch a lens between this camera and another.GuideChoosing a lens packageA prime set or zooms for this format.

Frame the ARRI AMIRA on your phone

Cutvey Viewfinder draws this camera's frame for every lens in your kit, on iPhone and iPad. $19.99, once.

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