What viewing distance do you usually use for "slideshow" viewing?

[Tom Axford]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

 

[Lensmate]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

I really enjoy images that are 16:9 on a 4k 27"monitor.

4:3 doesn't do it for me anymore unless it is the odd shot required that way, but for the most part, 16:9 rules supreme for best viewing experience. [ Between two and three times the length of the image diagonal]

-M

 

[Tom Axford]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

I really enjoy images that are 16:9 on a 4k 27"monitor.

4:3 doesn't do it for me anymore unless it is the odd shot required that way, but for the most part, 16:9 rules supreme for best viewing experience. [ Between two and three times the length of the image diagonal]

-M

I have a similar monitor and I crop a selection of favourite images to fill the 27" 16:9 screen. However, most of my cameras take 4:3 images and I crop only some of my favourites to 16:9. So most of the images I look at are 4:3.

Even if I fill the 27" screen with a 16:9 image, I usually sit almost the same distance away (perhaps a few inches further back).

If you sit two or three times as far away, I guess that means you are sharing the viewing with other people?

 

[Smaug01]

I voted 1.25 - 2x the image diagonal.

I always TELL myself I'm going to display more often on the 54" flat screen TV, but somehow I never do it...

 

[Lensmate]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

I really enjoy images that are 16:9 on a 4k 27"monitor.

4:3 doesn't do it for me anymore unless it is the odd shot required that way, but for the most part, 16:9 rules supreme for best viewing experience. [ Between two and three times the length of the image diagonal]

-M

I have a similar monitor and I crop a selection of favourite images to fill the 27" 16:9 screen. However, most of my cameras take 4:3 images and I crop only some of my favourites to 16:9. So most of the images I look at are 4:3.

Even if I fill the 27" screen with a 16:9 image, I usually sit almost the same distance away (perhaps a few inches further back).

If you sit two or three times as far away, I guess that means you are sharing the viewing with other people?

I hate wearing glasses, so two times is perfect for clear, unblurry viewing.

-M

 

[jrtrent]

I hate wearing glasses, so two times is perfect for clear, unblurry viewing.

That's as close as my eyes let me sit, too.

 

[Tom Axford]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

I really enjoy images that are 16:9 on a 4k 27"monitor.

4:3 doesn't do it for me anymore unless it is the odd shot required that way, but for the most part, 16:9 rules supreme for best viewing experience. [ Between two and three times the length of the image diagonal]

-M

I have a similar monitor and I crop a selection of favourite images to fill the 27" 16:9 screen. However, most of my cameras take 4:3 images and I crop only some of my favourites to 16:9. So most of the images I look at are 4:3.

Even if I fill the 27" screen with a 16:9 image, I usually sit almost the same distance away (perhaps a few inches further back).

If you sit two or three times as far away, I guess that means you are sharing the viewing with other people?

I hate wearing glasses, so two times is perfect for clear, unblurry viewing.

-M

I fully understand and sympathise with that!

Unfortunately, I now have to wear glasses all the time. I have a pair specially for use with my computer that allow me to focus at about half a metre.

 

[tbcass]

I often view a collection of images as a "slideshow", where each shot is displayed at the maximum size that fits on the screen. Most of my shots are 4:3 aspect ratio and appear on my 27" screen with a 22" (56cm) diagonal.

When I measure my usual viewing distance (eye to screen) for such a slideshow, it is roughly 21", which is near enough equal to the length of the image diagonal.

When you view a slideshow on your preferred viewing device, what is your usual viewing distance?

I really enjoy images that are 16:9 on a 4k 27"monitor.

4:3 doesn't do it for me anymore unless it is the odd shot required that way, but for the most part, 16:9 rules supreme for best viewing experience. [ Between two and three times the length of the image diagonal]

-M

On average I sit about 8-10 feet away from my 58" 4K television while sitting in a recliner.

 

[alcelc]

I compile the slideshow into a video for better time (display duration) control (vary on the nature of each frame), and added background music to make it more fun. It would be playback on my TV in living room.

My sofas are some 7~8 feet from the 52" TV. So it should be between 1.5~2x?

 

[Guy Parsons]

Slideshow on 43" 4K TV, I sit at about 9 feet away, that's about 2.5x diagonal.

From my own tests, at that distance even a 1.2MP image looks good, so I can crop like crazy when needed and it still looks good.

Usually making a slide show set involves mostly cropping to 16:9 if possible then resizing and usually a touch more saturation and sharpening than I would do for other purposes. Slideshows or digital frames need to have some impact.

Here's an example of the sort of crops and resizes I do for (in this case) a digital photo frame https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1276921355/albums/vietnam they are only there because I was testing the 100 images upload limit at a time maximum. They look OK on the 4K TV as well.

 

[alcelc]

Slideshow on 43" 4K TV, I sit at about 9 feet away, that's about 2.5x diagonal.

From my own tests, at that distance even a 1.2MP image looks good, so I can crop like crazy when needed and it still looks good.

Usually making a slide show set involves mostly cropping to 16:9 if possible then resizing and usually a touch more saturation and sharpening than I would do for other purposes. Slideshows or digital frames need to have some impact.

Here's an example of the sort of crops and resizes I do for (in this case) a digital photo frame https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1276921355/albums/vietnam they are only there because I was testing the 100 images upload limit at a time maximum. They look OK on the 4K TV as well.

Agreed.

Indeed on 4K TV, those 1080 resolution footages (no time to convert to 4K yet) are still looking very nice specially at a distance.

 

[Guy Parsons]

Slideshow on 43" 4K TV, I sit at about 9 feet away, that's about 2.5x diagonal.

From my own tests, at that distance even a 1.2MP image looks good, so I can crop like crazy when needed and it still looks good.

Usually making a slide show set involves mostly cropping to 16:9 if possible then resizing and usually a touch more saturation and sharpening than I would do for other purposes. Slideshows or digital frames need to have some impact.

Here's an example of the sort of crops and resizes I do for (in this case) a digital photo frame https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1276921355/albums/vietnam they are only there because I was testing the 100 images upload limit at a time maximum. They look OK on the 4K TV as well.

Agreed.

Indeed on 4K TV, those 1080 resolution footages (no time to convert to 4K yet) are still looking very nice specially at a distance.

According to model, some TVs will scale up low res feed to 4K to make it look smoother. But sitting back at pop-corn munching distance then you never see the difference. At about 2 feet from the 43 inch TV any resolution differences become obvious. At 9 feet, anything and everything looks good.

OK if I ever indulged in an 85 inch screen then all that would happen is that I move the lounge chairs further back, or may even have to move a wall to get the viewing distance more comfortable.

 

[Ron Poelman]

Unfortunately, I now have to wear glasses all the time. I have a pair specially for use with my computer that allow me to focus at about half a metre.

I'm at about the same (550mm) for a 32" 4K screen.
I have a 55" OLED on the same wall connected to the PC to view from a distance and without glasses, if required; of course that means turning it on and getting my bum out of the chair ! Probably the best compromise, but; especially when you see how much screen your TV dollar buys nowadays.

 

[J A C S]

If you use (fixed FL) reading glasses, the distance is dictated by your glasses, not by the the diagonal of the monitor. My typical viewing distance is around 27” for a 17” screen.

 

[iljitsch]

It's a bit of a hassle, but I like to put photos on a USB stick and then view them on my 4K OLED TV.

I can't resist sitting at about one diagonal, but I still tend to lean in to absorb all the details.

I was looking at some T400 film scans and love the way how at 4K the photos are completely sharp and the grain is nice and delicate.