Leica M Typ 240 vs. Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
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Megapixels
24.00
21.10
Max. image resolution
5952 x 3976
5616 x 3744
Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
Sensor size
36 x 24 mm
36 x 24 mm
Sensor size comparison
Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera.
Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the
sensor, the better the image quality.
Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
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Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Actual sensor size
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| Leica M Typ 240 | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III | |
Surface area:
| 864.00 mm² | vs | 864.00 mm² |
Difference: 0 mm² (0%)
M Typ 240 and -1Ds Mark III sensors are the same size.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 5 year gap between Leica M Typ 240 (2012) and Canon -1Ds Mark III (2007).
All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered.
The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Relative pixel sizes:
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Pixel area difference: 4.96 µm² (14%)
A pixel on Canon -1Ds Mark III sensor is approx. 14% bigger than a pixel on Leica M Typ 240.
Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one
square cm of the sensor.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers,
click here.
Specs
Leica M Typ 240
Canon -1Ds Mark III
Total megapixels
21.90
Effective megapixels
24.00
21.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
No
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 200-6400 (extendable to 100)
100 - 1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 3200 as option
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Center-weighted
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
60 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/4000 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (rangefinder)
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
6
8
Screen size
3"
3"
Screen resolution
920,000 dots
230,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
1920x1080 (25p/24p)
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, SDHC Secure Digital
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Lithium-Ion LP-E4 rechargeable battery
Weight
680 g
1385 g
Dimensions
139 x 42 x 80 mm
156 x 160 x 80 mm
Year
2012
2007
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Diagonal
Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height
| Diagonal = √ | w² + h² |
Leica M Typ 240 diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 24.00² | = 43.27 mm |
Canon -1Ds Mark III diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 24.00² | = 43.27 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
M Typ 240 sensor area
Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
-1Ds Mark III sensor area
Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
Pixel pitch
Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the
next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:
| Pixel pitch = | sensor width in mm | × 1000 |
| sensor resolution width in pixels |
M Typ 240 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 6000 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 6000 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 6 µm |
| 6000 |
-1Ds Mark III pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 5627 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 5627 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 6.4 µm |
| 5627 |
Pixel area
The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
| Pixel area = | sensor surface area in mm² |
| effective megapixels |
M Typ 240 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 6 µm
Pixel area = 6² = 36 µm²
Pixel area = 6² = 36 µm²
-1Ds Mark III pixel area
Pixel pitch = 6.4 µm
Pixel area = 6.4² = 40.96 µm²
Pixel area = 6.4² = 40.96 µm²
Pixel density
Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = ( | sensor resolution width in pixels | )² / 1000000 |
| sensor width in cm |
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = | effective megapixels × 1000000 | / 10000 |
| sensor surface area in mm² |
M Typ 240 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 6000 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (6000 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.78 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (6000 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.78 MP/cm²
-1Ds Mark III pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 5627 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (5627 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.44 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (5627 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.44 MP/cm²
Sensor resolution
Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher
than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications.
Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula.
For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:
Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
| (X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 → |
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Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
M Typ 240 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 24.00
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 4000 × 1.5 = 6000
Resolution vertical: X = 4000
Sensor resolution = 6000 x 4000
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 24.00
| r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 4000
Sensor resolution = 6000 x 4000
-1Ds Mark III sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 21.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3751 × 1.5 = 5627
Resolution vertical: X = 3751
Sensor resolution = 5627 x 3751
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 21.10
| r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3751
Sensor resolution = 5627 x 3751
Crop factor
Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal
of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.
| Crop factor = | 43.27 mm |
| sensor diagonal in mm |
M Typ 240 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.27 |
-1Ds Mark III crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.27 |
35 mm equivalent aperture
Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture
with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).
M Typ 240 equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Leica M Typ 240, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Leica M Typ 240 is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Leica M Typ 240 is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
-1Ds Mark III equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Canon -1Ds Mark III, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Canon -1Ds Mark III is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Canon -1Ds Mark III is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
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