Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro vs. Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
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Megapixels
3.10
6.10
Max. image resolution
3040 x 2016
4256 x 2848
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CCD
Sensor size
23 x 15.5 mm
23.5 x 15.6 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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Surface area:
| 356.50 mm² | vs | 366.60 mm² |
Difference: 10.1 mm² (3%)
S3 Pro sensor is slightly bigger than S1 Pro sensor (only 3% difference).
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 4 year gap between Fujifilm S1 Pro (2000) and Fujifilm S3 Pro (2004).
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: 55.44 µm² (93%)
A pixel on Fujifilm S1 Pro sensor is approx. 93% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm S3 Pro.
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
Fujifilm S1 Pro
Fujifilm S3 Pro
Total megapixels
3.40
12.30
Effective megapixels
3.10
6.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
No
ISO sensitivity
320, 400, 800, 1600
100, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
3D Matrix, Centre weighted
Multi, Average, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
30 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/2000 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (pentaprism)
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
7
7
Screen size
2"
2"
Screen resolution
200,000 dots
235,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, SmartMedia
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, xD Picture
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended) + 2 x CR123A lithium
AA NiMH (4) batteries included
Weight
820 g
930 g
Dimensions
148 x 125 x 80 mm
148 x 135 x 80 mm
Year
2000
2004
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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 |
Fujifilm S1 Pro diagonal
w = 23.00 mm
h = 15.50 mm
h = 15.50 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 23.00² + 15.50² | = 27.74 mm |
Fujifilm S3 Pro diagonal
w = 23.50 mm
h = 15.60 mm
h = 15.60 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 23.50² + 15.60² | = 28.21 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
S1 Pro sensor area
Width = 23.00 mm
Height = 15.50 mm
Surface area = 23.00 × 15.50 = 356.50 mm²
Height = 15.50 mm
Surface area = 23.00 × 15.50 = 356.50 mm²
S3 Pro sensor area
Width = 23.50 mm
Height = 15.60 mm
Surface area = 23.50 × 15.60 = 366.60 mm²
Height = 15.60 mm
Surface area = 23.50 × 15.60 = 366.60 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 |
S1 Pro pixel pitch
Sensor width = 23.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2142 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 2142 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 23.00 | × 1000 | = 10.74 µm |
| 2142 |
S3 Pro pixel pitch
Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3035 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 3035 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 23.50 | × 1000 | = 7.74 µm |
| 3035 |
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 |
S1 Pro pixel area
Pixel pitch = 10.74 µm
Pixel area = 10.74² = 115.35 µm²
Pixel area = 10.74² = 115.35 µm²
S3 Pro pixel area
Pixel pitch = 7.74 µm
Pixel area = 7.74² = 59.91 µm²
Pixel area = 7.74² = 59.91 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 |
S1 Pro pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 2142 pixels
Sensor width = 2.3 cm
Pixel density = (2142 / 2.3)² / 1000000 = 0.87 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 2.3 cm
Pixel density = (2142 / 2.3)² / 1000000 = 0.87 MP/cm²
S3 Pro pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 3035 pixels
Sensor width = 2.35 cm
Pixel density = (3035 / 2.35)² / 1000000 = 1.67 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 2.35 cm
Pixel density = (3035 / 2.35)² / 1000000 = 1.67 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
S1 Pro sensor resolution
Sensor width = 23.00 mm
Sensor height = 15.50 mm
Effective megapixels = 3.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1447 × 1.48 = 2142
Resolution vertical: X = 1447
Sensor resolution = 2142 x 1447
Sensor height = 15.50 mm
Effective megapixels = 3.10
| r = 23.00/15.50 = 1.48 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 1447
Sensor resolution = 2142 x 1447
S3 Pro sensor resolution
Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor height = 15.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 6.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2010 × 1.51 = 3035
Resolution vertical: X = 2010
Sensor resolution = 3035 x 2010
Sensor height = 15.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 6.10
| r = 23.50/15.60 = 1.51 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2010
Sensor resolution = 3035 x 2010
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 |
S1 Pro crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 27.74 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.56 |
| 27.74 |
S3 Pro crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 28.21 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.53 |
| 28.21 |
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).
S1 Pro 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
Fujifilm S1 Pro, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Fujifilm S1 Pro is 1.56
Crop factor for Fujifilm S1 Pro is 1.56
S3 Pro 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
Fujifilm S3 Pro, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Fujifilm S3 Pro is 1.53
Crop factor for Fujifilm S3 Pro is 1.53
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