Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT vs. Canon PowerShot G10
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Megapixels
8.00
14.70
Max. image resolution
3456 x 2304
4416 x 3312
Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
CCD
Sensor size
22.2 x 14.8 mm
1/1.7" (~ 7.53 x 5.64 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.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
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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| Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT | Canon PowerShot G10 | |
Surface area:
| 328.56 mm² | vs | 42.47 mm² |
Difference: 286.09 mm² (674%)
Digital Rebel XT sensor is approx. 7.74x bigger than G10 sensor.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 3 year gap between Canon Digital Rebel XT (2005) and Canon G10 (2008).
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: 38.2 µm² (1322%)
A pixel on Canon Digital Rebel XT sensor is approx. 1322% bigger than a pixel on Canon G10.
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
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon G10
Total megapixels
8.20
15.00
Effective megapixels
8.00
14.70
Optical zoom
5x
Digital zoom
No
Yes
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
40 cm
Macro focus range
1 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
28 - 140 mm
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f4.5
Metering
Centre weighted, Evaluative, Multi-pattern
Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
Bulb+30 sec
15 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/4000 sec
1/1400 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (pentamirror)
Optical (tunnel)
White balance presets
6
6
Screen size
1.8"
3"
Screen resolution
115,000 dots
461,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
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 NB-3L battery
Lithium-Ion NB-7L rechargeable battery
Weight
540 g
350 g
Dimensions
126.5 x 94.2 x 64 mm
109 x 78 x 46 mm
Year
2005
2008
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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 |
Canon Digital Rebel XT diagonal
w = 22.20 mm
h = 14.80 mm
h = 14.80 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 22.20² + 14.80² | = 26.68 mm |
Canon G10 diagonal
The diagonal of G10 sensor is not 1/1.7 or 0.59" (14.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of
that value - 9.41 mm. If you want to know why, see
sensor sizes.
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 7.53² + 5.64² | = 9.41 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
Digital Rebel XT sensor area
Width = 22.20 mm
Height = 14.80 mm
Surface area = 22.20 × 14.80 = 328.56 mm²
Height = 14.80 mm
Surface area = 22.20 × 14.80 = 328.56 mm²
G10 sensor area
Width = 7.53 mm
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 mm²
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 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 |
Digital Rebel XT pixel pitch
Sensor width = 22.20 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3464 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 3464 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 22.20 | × 1000 | = 6.41 µm |
| 3464 |
G10 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4438 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4438 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 7.53 | × 1000 | = 1.7 µm |
| 4438 |
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 |
Digital Rebel XT pixel area
Pixel pitch = 6.41 µm
Pixel area = 6.41² = 41.09 µm²
Pixel area = 6.41² = 41.09 µm²
G10 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 1.7 µm
Pixel area = 1.7² = 2.89 µm²
Pixel area = 1.7² = 2.89 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 |
Digital Rebel XT pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 3464 pixels
Sensor width = 2.22 cm
Pixel density = (3464 / 2.22)² / 1000000 = 2.43 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 2.22 cm
Pixel density = (3464 / 2.22)² / 1000000 = 2.43 MP/cm²
G10 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4438 pixels
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (4438 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 34.74 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (4438 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 34.74 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
Digital Rebel XT sensor resolution
Sensor width = 22.20 mm
Sensor height = 14.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.00
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2309 × 1.5 = 3464
Resolution vertical: X = 2309
Sensor resolution = 3464 x 2309
Sensor height = 14.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.00
| r = 22.20/14.80 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2309
Sensor resolution = 3464 x 2309
G10 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 14.70
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3312 × 1.34 = 4438
Resolution vertical: X = 3312
Sensor resolution = 4438 x 3312
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 14.70
| r = 7.53/5.64 = 1.34 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3312
Sensor resolution = 4438 x 3312
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 |
Digital Rebel XT crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 26.68 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.62 |
| 26.68 |
G10 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 9.41 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 4.6 |
| 9.41 |
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).
Digital Rebel XT 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 Digital Rebel XT, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Canon Digital Rebel XT is 1.62
Crop factor for Canon Digital Rebel XT is 1.62
G10 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 4.6
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.5) × 4.6 = f12.9 - f20.7
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.5) × 4.6 = f12.9 - f20.7
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