Three New Aspect Ratios Just Landed in Photo Mode

The standard aspect ratios have always been there - 4:3, 16:9, 5:4, 1:1. They work. But they're also what every other camera app gives you. We just added three new options that open up some new ways of seeing a scene.

How to Find Them

1. Switch to Photo mode.
2. Open the Format Menu.
3. Tap the Aspect Ratio tab.
4. You'll see three new options: Golden, Cinemascope, and Panoramic.

[Screenshot: Format Menu with Aspect Ratio tab open showing new options]

Golden

The golden ratio (~1.618:1) has been used in painting, architecture, and composition for centuries - and for good reason. It produces a frame that feels naturally balanced without being symmetrical. Wider than 3:2 but not as stretched as 16:9.

When to use it: Portraits, street photography, architectural shots, editorial work.

Cinemascope

The ultra-wide cinematic frame. This is the aspect ratio you see in epic film - sweeping landscapes, dramatic wide shots, anything that deserves scale. It forces you to think horizontally and fills the frame with environment rather than centering a single subject.

When to use it: Landscapes, cityscapes, environmental portraits where the setting matters as much as the person, dramatic establishing shots.

Panoramic

Essentially an XPan frame. If you know, you know - the Hasselblad XPan created some of the most iconic street and travel photography ever made by stretching 35mm film across a wide panoramic gate.

When to use it: Travel photography, street scenes with layered depth, landscapes.

Start Framing Differently

Aspect ratio is one of the most fundamental compositional decisions you can make - it shapes what's included, what's excluded, and how the viewer's eye moves through the image. Having these available before you shoot, rather than cropping after, means you're composing for the frame instead of fighting against it.