16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film; other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical film-
16 mm sound movie showing a variable-width sound track on single-perforation film stock
Two projectionists showing a film on a 16 mm De Vry Simplex Ampro projector in Aldershot, Hampshire, U.K., 1941.
Eastman Kodak color movie from Warsaw dated 1939
Eastman Kodak color movie from Warsaw dated 1939
8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the film strip is eight millimetres wide. It exists in two main versions – the original standard 8 mm film, also known as regular 8 mm, and Super 8.
16 mm film
…film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about 2⁄3 inch); other common film gauges include 8 mm and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, educational, television) film-making, or for low-budget motion pictures. It also…
Ciné-Kodak Kodachrome 8mm movie film (expired: May 1946)
Revere Model 144 8 mm film camera from 1955 at Universum museum in Mexico City
Standard and Super 8 mm film comparison