Fujifilm FinePix F440 Zoom vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60

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Fujifilm FinePix F440 Zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60

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Megapixels

3.90

18.10

Max. image resolution

2304 x 1728

4896 x 3672

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

2277 x 1712

4906 x 3689

Diagonal

7.19 mm

7.70 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 F440 Zoom		Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60

Surface area:

24.84 mm²

28.46 mm²

Difference: 3.62 mm² (15%)

ZS60 sensor is approx. 1.15x bigger than F440 Zoom sensor.

Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations. There is a gap of 12 years between Fujifilm F440 Zoom (2004) and Panasonic ZS60 (2016). Twelve years is a huge amount of time, technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more efficient than the older one.

Pixel pitch

2.53 µm

1.26 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: 1.27 µm (101%)

Pixel pitch of F440 Zoom is approx. 101% higher than pixel pitch of ZS60.

Pixel area

6.4 µm²

1.59 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: 4.81 µm² (303%)

A pixel on Fujifilm F440 Zoom sensor is approx. 303% bigger than a pixel on Panasonic ZS60.

Pixel density

15.68 MP/cm²

63.43 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: 47.75 µm (305%)

Panasonic ZS60 has approx. 305% higher pixel density than Fujifilm F440 Zoom.

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

Specs

Fujifilm F440 Zoom

Panasonic ZS60

Crop factor

6.02

5.62

Total megapixels

4.20

18.90

Effective megapixels

3.90

18.10

Optical zoom

3.4x

30x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 80, 200, 400

Auto, 80-3200 (extendable to 6400)

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

60 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

9 cm

3 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

38 - 130 mm

24 - 720 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f7.4

f3.3 - f6.4

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f16.9 - f44.5

f18.5 - f36

Metering

Multi, Average, Spot

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

-2.1 - +1.5 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

±5 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

2 sec

4 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

154,000 dots

1,040,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

3840x2160 (30p)

Storage types

xD Picture Card

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB

USB 1.0

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Lithium-Ion (NP-30)

Lithium-ion battery

Weight

180 g

282 g

Dimensions

75 x 62 x 21 mm

112 x 64 x 38 mm

Year

2004

2016

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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 F440 Zoom diagonal

The diagonal of F440 Zoom sensor is not 1/2.5 or 0.4" (10.2 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.19 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 5.75 mm
h = 4.32 mm

Diagonal = √

5.75² + 4.32²

= 7.19 mm

Panasonic ZS60 diagonal

The diagonal of ZS60 sensor is not 1/2.3 or 0.43" (11 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.7 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.16 mm
h = 4.62 mm

Diagonal = √

6.16² + 4.62²

= 7.70 mm

Surface area

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

F440 Zoom sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²

ZS60 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 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

F440 Zoom pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2277 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 2.53 µm
	2277

ZS60 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4906 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.26 µm
	4906

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

F440 Zoom pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.53 µm

Pixel area = 2.53² = 6.4 µm²

ZS60 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.26 µm

Pixel area = 1.26² = 1.59 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

F440 Zoom pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2277 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (2277 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 15.68 MP/cm²

ZS60 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4906 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4906 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 63.43 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

F440 Zoom sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 3.90

r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33

X = √	3.90 × 1000000	= 1712
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1712 × 1.33 = 2277
Resolution vertical: X = 1712

Sensor resolution = 2277 x 1712

ZS60 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 18.10

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	18.10 × 1000000	= 3689
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3689 × 1.33 = 4906
Resolution vertical: X = 3689

Sensor resolution = 4906 x 3689

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

F440 Zoom crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

ZS60 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

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).

F440 Zoom equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f7.4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f7.4) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f44.5

ZS60 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.3 - f6.4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.3 - f6.4) × 5.62 = f18.5 - f36

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