Comments on: Digital camera sensor size

By: Sticker Printing New York City NY

Sticker Printing New York City NY — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:56:38 +0000

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By: Abby Brown

Abby Brown — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:06:33 +0000

For compact cameras i think Dlux 5 has the best point and shoot sensor! I love that camera.

By: Gail Bjork

Gail Bjork — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:27:22 +0000

Glad you found the article helpful. To check the size of a sensor before buying, check out the digital camera database at dpreview. We also have some listed in our Amazon shop.

By: Nee

Nee — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:22 +0000

Thanks for a very helpful article. Only started to learn about sensor size as i am finding my compact digital camera has very poor indoor performance. So I am on the look for a better performing camera.

To tap into your expertise, it would help people like me to narrow the search down if could add a list of cameras and their sensor size.

Thanks again.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:26:57 +0000

Danny, you are correct that larger sensors existed in the past. There have been a few years when they were all but absent, and now they are beginning to appear again. I did not want to go into to much history in this short article.

You are also correct that a larger sensor will help isolate subject from background, but only indirectly. The sensor itself has no impact on this, however a larger sensor will allow the use of a longer focal length to obtain a given field of view, and a longer focal length helps diminish the depth of field.

By: Danny G

Danny G — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:01:29 +0000

It’s not only recently that some compacts have had 1/1.7″ sensors. My first digital camera, bought in 2002, is a Fuji 4800 and it has one. 3 years ago I bought a Sony H2, and assumed it would be better in every way. However, I noticed that at 400 ASA photos on the Fuji have less noise.
Another advantage of a larger sensor is that you can throw backgrounds out of focus. I don’t want to go back to the days of a heavy SLR with extra lenses, but I would like a camera with a decent zoom, large sensor and a hot shoe that’s not too expensive. Perhaps one of these new micro four thirds will eventually suit.