Canon EOS-1D vs. Nikon D2Hs

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Megapixels
4.10
4.10
Max. image resolution
2464 x 1648
2464 x 1632

Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
JFET
Sensor size
28.7 x 19.1 mm
23.2 x 15.4 mm
Sensor resolution
2480 x 1653
2488 x 1648
Diagonal
34.47 mm
27.85 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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Actual sensor size

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1.53 : 1
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Canon EOS-1D Nikon D2Hs
Surface area:
548.17 mm² vs 357.28 mm²
Difference: 190.89 mm² (53%)
-1D sensor is approx. 1.53x bigger than D2Hs sensor.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 4 year gap between Canon -1D (2001) and Nikon D2Hs (2005). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
Pixel pitch
11.57 µm
9.32 µm
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.
Difference: 2.25 µm (24%)
Pixel pitch of -1D is approx. 24% higher than pixel pitch of D2Hs.
Pixel area
133.86 µm²
86.86 µm²
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.
Relative pixel sizes:
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Pixel area difference: 47 µm² (54%)
A pixel on Canon -1D sensor is approx. 54% bigger than a pixel on Nikon D2Hs.
Pixel density
0.75 MP/cm²
1.15 MP/cm²
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.
Difference: 0.4 µm (53%)
Nikon D2Hs has approx. 53% higher pixel density than Canon -1D.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.



Specs

Canon -1D
Nikon D2Hs
Crop factor
1.26
1.55
Total megapixels
4.50
4.26
Effective megapixels
4.10
4.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
No
ISO sensitivity
200 - 1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 100 and 3200 as options
200, 400, 800, 1600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)
n/a
n/a
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Centre weighted, Matrix, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
30 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/16000 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (pentaprism)
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
8
7
Screen size
2"
2.5"
Screen resolution
120,000 dots
232,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
Compact Flash (Type I or II)
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Canon Lithium-Ion
Nikon EN-EL5 Lithium-Ion included
Weight
1585 g
1070 g
Dimensions
156 x 158 x 80 mm
157.5 x 149.5 x 85.5 mm
Year
2001
2005




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Diagonal

Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
Diagonal =  w² + h²
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height

Canon -1D diagonal

w = 28.70 mm
h = 19.10 mm
Diagonal =  28.70² + 19.10²   = 34.47 mm

Nikon D2Hs diagonal

w = 23.20 mm
h = 15.40 mm
Diagonal =  23.20² + 15.40²   = 27.85 mm


Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

-1D sensor area

Width = 28.70 mm
Height = 19.10 mm

Surface area = 28.70 × 19.10 = 548.17 mm²

D2Hs sensor area

Width = 23.20 mm
Height = 15.40 mm

Surface area = 23.20 × 15.40 = 357.28 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

-1D pixel pitch

Sensor width = 28.70 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2480 pixels
Pixel pitch =   28.70  × 1000  = 11.57 µm
2480

D2Hs pixel pitch

Sensor width = 23.20 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2488 pixels
Pixel pitch =   23.20  × 1000  = 9.32 µm
2488


Pixel area

The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²

You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
Pixel area =   sensor surface area in mm²
effective megapixels

-1D pixel area

Pixel pitch = 11.57 µm

Pixel area = 11.57² = 133.86 µm²

D2Hs pixel area

Pixel pitch = 9.32 µm

Pixel area = 9.32² = 86.86 µm²


Pixel density

Pixel density can be calculated with the following 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

-1D pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2480 pixels
Sensor width = 2.87 cm

Pixel density = (2480 / 2.87)² / 1000000 = 0.75 MP/cm²

D2Hs pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2488 pixels
Sensor width = 2.32 cm

Pixel density = (2488 / 2.32)² / 1000000 = 1.15 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:
(X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000    →   
X =  effective megapixels × 1000000
r
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:

Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X

-1D sensor resolution

Sensor width = 28.70 mm
Sensor height = 19.10 mm
Effective megapixels = 4.10
r = 28.70/19.10 = 1.5
X =  4.10 × 1000000  = 1653
1.5
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1653 × 1.5 = 2480
Resolution vertical: X = 1653

Sensor resolution = 2480 x 1653

D2Hs sensor resolution

Sensor width = 23.20 mm
Sensor height = 15.40 mm
Effective megapixels = 4.10
r = 23.20/15.40 = 1.51
X =  4.10 × 1000000  = 1648
1.51
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1648 × 1.51 = 2488
Resolution vertical: X = 1648

Sensor resolution = 2488 x 1648


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


-1D crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 34.47 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 1.26
34.47

D2Hs crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 27.85 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 1.55
27.85

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).

-1D 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 -1D, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Canon -1D is 1.26

D2Hs 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 Nikon D2Hs, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Nikon D2Hs is 1.55

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