diff --git a/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.cpp b/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.cpp
index 0c2c84ab7..527ca3629 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ using namespace std;
 //  angle     45
 //}
 
-std::string PovTools::getCamera(const CamDef& Cam)
+std::string PovTools::getCamera(const CamDef& Cam, int width, int height)
 {
     std::stringstream out;
     out << "// declares positon and view direction\n" << endl
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ std::string PovTools::getCamera(const CamDef& Cam)
         << "  look_at   cam_look_at" << endl
         << "  sky       cam_sky" << endl
         << "  angle     cam_angle " << endl
+        << "  right x*" << width << "/" << height << endl
         << "}"<< endl;
     return out.str();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.h b/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.h
index b1f469432..85ea5f3c9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Raytracing/App/PovTools.h
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ class AppRaytracingExport PovTools
 {
 public:
     /// returns the given camera position as povray defines in a file
-    static std::string getCamera(const CamDef& Cam);
+    static std::string getCamera(const CamDef& Cam,
+                                 int width=800,
+                                 int height=600);
 
     /// writes the given camera position as povray defines in a file
     static void writeCamera(const char*   FileName,
diff --git a/src/Mod/Raytracing/Gui/AppRaytracingGuiPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Raytracing/Gui/AppRaytracingGuiPy.cpp
index dc816ad19..62b8692cb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Raytracing/Gui/AppRaytracingGuiPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Raytracing/Gui/AppRaytracingGuiPy.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,13 @@ povViewCamera(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         gp_Vec gpLookAt(lookat.getValue()[0],lookat.getValue()[1],lookat.getValue()[2]);
         gp_Vec gpUp(upvec.getValue()[0],upvec.getValue()[1],upvec.getValue()[2]);
 
+        // getting image format
+        ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Raytracing");
+        int width = hGrp->GetInt("OutputWidth", 800);
+        int height = hGrp->GetInt("OutputHeight", 600);
+
         // call the write method of PovTools....
-        out = PovTools::getCamera(CamDef(gpPos,gpDir,gpLookAt,gpUp));
+        out = PovTools::getCamera(CamDef(gpPos,gpDir,gpLookAt,gpUp),width,height);
 
         return Py::new_reference_to(Py::String(out));
     } PY_CATCH;