Fujifilm FinePix F460 vs. Fujifilm FinePix A820

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Fujifilm FinePix F460

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Megapixels

5.10

8.10

Max. image resolution

2592 x 1944

3296 x 2472

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)

1/1.6" (~ 8 x 6 mm)

Sensor resolution

2604 x 1958

3282 x 2468

Diagonal

7.19 mm

10.00 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 F460		Fujifilm FinePix A820

Surface area:

24.84 mm²

48.00 mm²

Difference: 23.16 mm² (93%)

A820 sensor is approx. 1.93x bigger than F460 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 2 year gap between Fujifilm F460 (2005) and Fujifilm A820 (2007). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

2.21 µm

2.44 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: 0.23 µm (10%)

Pixel pitch of A820 is approx. 10% higher than pixel pitch of F460.

Pixel area

4.88 µm²

5.95 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: 1.07 µm² (22%)

A pixel on Fujifilm A820 sensor is approx. 22% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm F460.

Pixel density

20.51 MP/cm²

16.83 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: 3.68 µm (22%)

Fujifilm F460 has approx. 22% higher pixel density than Fujifilm A820.

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

Specs

Fujifilm F460

Fujifilm A820

Crop factor

6.02

4.33

Total megapixels

8.30

Effective megapixels

8.10

Optical zoom

Yes

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

70 cm

60 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

35 - 105 mm

39 - 156 mm

Aperture priority

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f4.9

f3.9 - f6.3

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f16.9 - f29.5

f16.9 - f27.3

Metering

256-segment Matrix

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Min. shutter speed

2 sec

4 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1500 sec

1/1200 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.5"

Screen resolution

115,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

xD Picture card

Secure Digital, xD Picture card

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Li-Ion

AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)

Weight

122 g

205 g

Dimensions

91.9 x 58.1 x 19.7 mm

98 x 62 x 32 mm

Year

2005

2007

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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 F460 diagonal

The diagonal of F460 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

Fujifilm A820 diagonal

The diagonal of A820 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

Surface area

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

F460 sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²

A820 sensor area

Width = 8.00 mm
Height = 6.00 mm

Surface area = 8.00 × 6.00 = 48.00 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

F460 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 2.21 µm
	2604

A820 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3282 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.00	× 1000	= 2.44 µm
	3282

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

F460 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.21 µm

Pixel area = 2.21² = 4.88 µm²

A820 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.44 µm

Pixel area = 2.44² = 5.95 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

F460 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (2604 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 20.51 MP/cm²

A820 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3282 pixels
Sensor width = 0.8 cm

Pixel density = (3282 / 0.8)² / 1000000 = 16.83 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

F460 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.10

r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33

X = √	5.10 × 1000000	= 1958
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1958 × 1.33 = 2604
Resolution vertical: X = 1958

Sensor resolution = 2604 x 1958

A820 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor height = 6.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.10

r = 8.00/6.00 = 1.33

X = √	8.10 × 1000000	= 2468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2468 × 1.33 = 3282
Resolution vertical: X = 2468

Sensor resolution = 3282 x 2468

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

F460 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

A820 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 10.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.33
	10.00

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).

F460 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.9) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f29.5

A820 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.33
Aperture = f3.9 - f6.3

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.9 - f6.3) × 4.33 = f16.9 - f27.3

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