Fujifilm FinePix S5800 vs. Nikon Coolpix P510

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Fujifilm FinePix S5800

Nikon Coolpix P510

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Megapixels

8.00

16.10

Max. image resolution

3264 x 2448

4608 x 3456

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

3262 x 2453

4627 x 3479

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 S5800		Nikon Coolpix P510

Surface area:

24.84 mm²

28.46 mm²

Difference: 3.62 mm² (15%)

P510 sensor is approx. 1.15x bigger than S5800 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 5 year gap between Fujifilm S5800 (2007) and Nikon P510 (2012). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.76 µm

1.33 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 (32%)

Pixel pitch of S5800 is approx. 32% higher than pixel pitch of P510.

Pixel area

3.1 µm²

1.77 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: 1.33 µm² (75%)

A pixel on Fujifilm S5800 sensor is approx. 75% bigger than a pixel on Nikon P510.

Pixel density

32.18 MP/cm²

56.42 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: 24.24 µm (75%)

Nikon P510 has approx. 75% higher pixel density than Fujifilm S5800.

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

Specs

Fujifilm S5800

Nikon P510

Crop factor

6.02

5.62

Total megapixels

16.79

Effective megapixels

16.10

Optical zoom

Yes

42x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

30 cm

Macro focus range

4 cm

2 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

38 - 380 mm

24 - 1000 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f3.5 - f3.7

f3.3 - f5.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f21.1 - f22.3

f18.5 - f33.2

Metering

TTL 256-zones metering

Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

4 sec

8 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1000 sec

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

2.5"

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

921,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (30p)

Storage types

xD Picture card

SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

4x AA

Nikon EN-EL5 Lithium-Ion battery

Weight

407 g

555 g

Dimensions

106 x 56 x 81 mm

120 x 83 x 102 mm

Year

2007

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 S5800 diagonal

The diagonal of S5800 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

Nikon P510 diagonal

The diagonal of P510 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.

S5800 sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²

P510 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

S5800 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3262 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 1.76 µm
	3262

P510 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4627 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.33 µm
	4627

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

S5800 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.76 µm

Pixel area = 1.76² = 3.1 µm²

P510 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.33 µm

Pixel area = 1.33² = 1.77 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

S5800 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3262 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (3262 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 32.18 MP/cm²

P510 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4627 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4627 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.42 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

S5800 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.00

r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33

X = √	8.00 × 1000000	= 2453
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2453 × 1.33 = 3262
Resolution vertical: X = 2453

Sensor resolution = 3262 x 2453

P510 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.10

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.10 × 1000000	= 3479
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3479 × 1.33 = 4627
Resolution vertical: X = 3479

Sensor resolution = 4627 x 3479

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

S5800 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

P510 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).

S5800 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f3.5 - f3.7

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.5 - f3.7) × 6.02 = f21.1 - f22.3

P510 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.3 - f5.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.3 - f5.9) × 5.62 = f18.5 - f33.2

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