Fujifilm FinePix S2550hd vs. Nikon Coolpix S5300

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Fujifilm FinePix S2550hd

Nikon Coolpix S5300

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Megapixels

12.20

16.00

Max. image resolution

4000 x 3000

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

4029 x 3029

4612 x 3468

Diagonal

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 S2550hd		Nikon Coolpix S5300

Surface area:

28.46 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

S2550hd and S5300 sensors are the same size.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 4 year gap between Fujifilm S2550hd (2010) and Nikon S5300 (2014). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.53 µm

1.34 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: 0.19 µm (14%)

Pixel pitch of S2550hd is approx. 14% higher than pixel pitch of S5300.

Pixel area

2.34 µm²

1.8 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: 0.54 µm² (30%)

A pixel on Fujifilm S2550hd sensor is approx. 30% bigger than a pixel on Nikon S5300.

Pixel density

42.78 MP/cm²

56.06 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: 13.28 µm (31%)

Nikon S5300 has approx. 31% higher pixel density than Fujifilm S2550hd.

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

Specs

Fujifilm S2550hd

Nikon S5300

Crop factor

5.62

Total megapixels

16.76

Effective megapixels

16.00

Optical zoom

Yes

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400

125-6400

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

40 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

2 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

28 - 504 mm

25 - 200 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f3.1 - f5.6

f3.7 - f6.6

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f17.4 - f31.5

f20.8 - f37.1

Metering

Multi-segment, Spot, TTL 256-zones metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

8 sec

4 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

1/1500 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Electronic

None

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

460,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (30p)

Storage types

SDHC, Secure Digital

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

4x AA

Li-ion Battery EN-EL19

Weight

337 g

138 g

Dimensions

110 x 73 x 81 mm

96.9 x 58 x 20.9 mm

Year

2010

2014

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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 S2550hd diagonal

The diagonal of S2550hd 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

Nikon S5300 diagonal

The diagonal of S5300 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.

S2550hd sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

S5300 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

S2550hd pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4029 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.53 µm
	4029

S5300 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.34 µm
	4612

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

S2550hd pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.53 µm

Pixel area = 1.53² = 2.34 µm²

S5300 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.34 µm

Pixel area = 1.34² = 1.8 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

S2550hd pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4029 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4029 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 42.78 MP/cm²

S5300 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.06 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

S2550hd sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.20

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	12.20 × 1000000	= 3029
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3029 × 1.33 = 4029
Resolution vertical: X = 3029

Sensor resolution = 4029 x 3029

S5300 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.00 × 1000000	= 3468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3468 × 1.33 = 4612
Resolution vertical: X = 3468

Sensor resolution = 4612 x 3468

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

S2550hd crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

S5300 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).

S2550hd equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.1 - f5.6

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.1 - f5.6) × 5.62 = f17.4 - f31.5

S5300 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.7 - f6.6

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.7 - f6.6) × 5.62 = f20.8 - f37.1

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