Fujifilm FinePix A700 vs. Minolta DiMAGE A1

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Fujifilm FinePix A700

Minolta DiMAGE A1

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Megapixels

7.30

5.30

Max. image resolution

3072 x 2304

2560 x 1920

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/1.6" (~ 8 x 6 mm)

2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)

Sensor resolution

3116 x 2343

2655 x 1996

Diagonal

10.00 mm

11.00 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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Fujifilm FinePix A700		Minolta DiMAGE A1

Surface area:

48.00 mm²

58.08 mm²

Difference: 10.08 mm² (21%)

DiMAGE A1 sensor is approx. 1.21x bigger than A700 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 3 year gap between Fujifilm A700 (2006) and Minolta DiMAGE A1 (2003). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

2.57 µm

3.31 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: 0.74 µm (29%)

Pixel pitch of DiMAGE A1 is approx. 29% higher than pixel pitch of A700.

Pixel area

6.6 µm²

10.96 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:

Pixel area difference: 4.36 µm² (66%)

A pixel on Minolta DiMAGE A1 sensor is approx. 66% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm A700.

Pixel density

15.17 MP/cm²

9.1 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: 6.07 µm (67%)

Fujifilm A700 has approx. 67% higher pixel density than Minolta DiMAGE A1.

To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.

Specs

Fujifilm A700

Minolta DiMAGE A1

Crop factor

4.33

3.93

Total megapixels

Effective megapixels

Optical zoom

Yes

7.1x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100, 200, 400

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

13 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

36 - 108 mm

28 - 200 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f5.2

f2.8 - f3.5

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f12.1 - f22.5

f11 - f13.8

Metering

Centre weighted

Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

2 sec

30 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1600 sec

1/16000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

2.4"

1.8"

Screen resolution

112,000 dots

118,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

xD Picture card

CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

USB 1.0

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

2x AA

AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)

Weight

139 g

560 g

Dimensions

94 x 61 x 30.5 mm

117 x 85 x 113.5 mm

Year

2006

2003

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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

Fujifilm A700 diagonal

The diagonal of A700 sensor is not 1/1.6 or 0.63" (15.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 10 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 8.00 mm
h = 6.00 mm

Diagonal = √

8.00² + 6.00²

= 10.00 mm

Minolta DiMAGE A1 diagonal

The diagonal of DiMAGE A1 sensor is not 2/3 or 0.67" (16.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 11 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 8.80 mm
h = 6.60 mm

Diagonal = √

8.80² + 6.60²

= 11.00 mm

Surface area

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

A700 sensor area

Width = 8.00 mm
Height = 6.00 mm

Surface area = 8.00 × 6.00 = 48.00 mm²

DiMAGE A1 sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 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

A700 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3116 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.00	× 1000	= 2.57 µm
	3116

DiMAGE A1 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2655 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.80	× 1000	= 3.31 µm
	2655

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

A700 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.57 µm

Pixel area = 2.57² = 6.6 µm²

DiMAGE A1 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 3.31 µm

Pixel area = 3.31² = 10.96 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

A700 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3116 pixels
Sensor width = 0.8 cm

Pixel density = (3116 / 0.8)² / 1000000 = 15.17 MP/cm²

DiMAGE A1 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2655 pixels
Sensor width = 0.88 cm

Pixel density = (2655 / 0.88)² / 1000000 = 9.1 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

A700 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor height = 6.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 7.30

r = 8.00/6.00 = 1.33

X = √	7.30 × 1000000	= 2343
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2343 × 1.33 = 3116
Resolution vertical: X = 2343

Sensor resolution = 3116 x 2343

DiMAGE A1 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor height = 6.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.30

r = 8.80/6.60 = 1.33

X = √	5.30 × 1000000	= 1996
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1996 × 1.33 = 2655
Resolution vertical: X = 1996

Sensor resolution = 2655 x 1996

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

A700 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 10.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.33
	10.00

DiMAGE A1 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 11.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 3.93
	11.00

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).

A700 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.33
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.2

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.2) × 4.33 = f12.1 - f22.5

DiMAGE A1 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 3.93
Aperture = f2.8 - f3.5

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f3.5) × 3.93 = f11 - f13.8

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