Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR vs. Samsung Galaxy Camera

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Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Samsung Galaxy Camera

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Megapixels

10.00

16.30

Max. image resolution

3616 x 2712

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2" (~ 6.4 x 4.8 mm)

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

3647 x 2742

4656 x 3501

Diagonal

8.00 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 F70EXR		Samsung Galaxy Camera

Surface area:

30.72 mm²

28.46 mm²

Difference: 2.26 mm² (8%)

F70EXR sensor is approx. 1.08x bigger than Galaxy Camera sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 3 year gap between Fujifilm F70EXR (2009) and Samsung Galaxy Camera (2012). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.75 µm

1.32 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: 0.43 µm (33%)

Pixel pitch of F70EXR is approx. 33% higher than pixel pitch of Galaxy Camera.

Pixel area

3.06 µm²

1.74 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: 1.32 µm² (76%)

A pixel on Fujifilm F70EXR sensor is approx. 76% bigger than a pixel on Samsung Galaxy Camera.

Pixel density

32.47 MP/cm²

57.13 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: 24.66 µm (76%)

Samsung Galaxy Camera has approx. 76% higher pixel density than Fujifilm F70EXR.

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

Specs

Fujifilm F70EXR

Samsung Galaxy Camera

Crop factor

5.41

5.62

Total megapixels

17.00

Effective megapixels

10.00

16.30

Optical zoom

10x

21x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

45 cm

80 cm

Macro focus range

5 cm

10 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

27 - 270 mm

23 - 481 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f3.3 - f5.6

f2.8 - f5.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f17.9 - f30.3

f15.7 - f33.2

Metering

TTL 256-zones metering

Multi, Spot, Center-weighted

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

8 sec

16 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.7"

4.8"

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

921,600 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

SDHC, Secure Digital

micro SD/micro SDHC/micro SDXC

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Lithium-ion NP-50 battery

Weight

205 g

300 g

Dimensions

99.3 x 58.9 x 22.7 mm

128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm

Year

2009

2012

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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 F70EXR diagonal

The diagonal of F70EXR sensor is not 1/2 or 0.5" (12.7 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 8 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.40 mm
h = 4.80 mm

Diagonal = √

6.40² + 4.80²

= 8.00 mm

Samsung Galaxy Camera diagonal

The diagonal of Galaxy Camera 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.

F70EXR sensor area

Width = 6.40 mm
Height = 4.80 mm

Surface area = 6.40 × 4.80 = 30.72 mm²

Galaxy Camera 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

F70EXR pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3647 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.40	× 1000	= 1.75 µm
	3647

Galaxy Camera pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4656 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.32 µm
	4656

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

F70EXR pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.75 µm

Pixel area = 1.75² = 3.06 µm²

Galaxy Camera pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.32 µm

Pixel area = 1.32² = 1.74 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

F70EXR pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3647 pixels
Sensor width = 0.64 cm

Pixel density = (3647 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 32.47 MP/cm²

Galaxy Camera pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4656 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4656 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 57.13 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

F70EXR sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 10.00

r = 6.40/4.80 = 1.33

X = √	10.00 × 1000000	= 2742
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2742 × 1.33 = 3647
Resolution vertical: X = 2742

Sensor resolution = 3647 x 2742

Galaxy Camera sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.30

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.30 × 1000000	= 3501
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3501 × 1.33 = 4656
Resolution vertical: X = 3501

Sensor resolution = 4656 x 3501

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

F70EXR crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.41
	8.00

Galaxy Camera 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).

F70EXR equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.41
Aperture = f3.3 - f5.6

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.3 - f5.6) × 5.41 = f17.9 - f30.3

Galaxy Camera equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.9) × 5.62 = f15.7 - f33.2

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