Kodak DC265 vs. Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Kodak DC265

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Megapixels

1.50

10.00

Max. image resolution

1536 x 1024

3648 x 2736

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/1.76" (~ 7.27 x 5.46 mm)

1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)

Sensor resolution

1412 x 1062

3647 x 2742

Diagonal

9.09 mm

7.19 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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Kodak DC265		Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Surface area:

39.69 mm²

24.84 mm²

Difference: 14.85 mm² (60%)

DC265 sensor is approx. 1.6x bigger than SX120 IS sensor.

Note: You are comparing sensors of very different generations. There is a gap of 10 years between Kodak DC265 (1999) and Canon SX120 IS (2009). Ten years is a lot of time in terms of technology, meaning newer sensors are overall much more efficient than the older ones.

Pixel pitch

5.15 µm

1.58 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: 3.57 µm (226%)

Pixel pitch of DC265 is approx. 226% higher than pixel pitch of SX120 IS.

Pixel area

26.52 µm²

2.5 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: 24.02 µm² (961%)

A pixel on Kodak DC265 sensor is approx. 961% bigger than a pixel on Canon SX120 IS.

Pixel density

3.77 MP/cm²

40.23 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: 36.46 µm (967%)

Canon SX120 IS has approx. 967% higher pixel density than Kodak DC265.

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

Specs

Kodak DC265

Canon SX120 IS

Crop factor

4.76

6.02

Total megapixels

1.60

10.30

Effective megapixels

1.50

10.00

Optical zoom

10x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

100

Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

30 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

30 cm

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

38 - 115 mm

36 - 360 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f3 - f4.7

f2.8 - f4.3

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f14.3 - f22.4

f16.9 - f25.9

Metering

Centre weighted, Spot

Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

1/4 sec

15 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/400 sec

1/2500 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

None

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

110,000 dots

230,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

CompactFlash type I

SDHC, Secure Digital

USB

USB 1.0

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

AA NiMH (4) batteries included

2 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)

Weight

540 g

245 g

Dimensions

118 x 106 x 57 mm

110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm

Year

1999

2009

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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

Kodak DC265 diagonal

The diagonal of DC265 sensor is not 1/1.76 or 0.57" (14.4 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 9.09 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 7.27 mm
h = 5.46 mm

Diagonal = √

7.27² + 5.46²

= 9.09 mm

Canon SX120 IS diagonal

The diagonal of SX120 IS 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

Surface area

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

DC265 sensor area

Width = 7.27 mm
Height = 5.46 mm

Surface area = 7.27 × 5.46 = 39.69 mm²

SX120 IS sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 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

DC265 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.27 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1412 pixels

Pixel pitch =	7.27	× 1000	= 5.15 µm
	1412

SX120 IS pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3647 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 1.58 µm
	3647

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

DC265 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 5.15 µm

Pixel area = 5.15² = 26.52 µm²

SX120 IS pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.58 µm

Pixel area = 1.58² = 2.5 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

DC265 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1412 pixels
Sensor width = 0.727 cm

Pixel density = (1412 / 0.727)² / 1000000 = 3.77 MP/cm²

SX120 IS pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3647 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (3647 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 40.23 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

DC265 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.27 mm
Sensor height = 5.46 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.50

r = 7.27/5.46 = 1.33

X = √	1.50 × 1000000	= 1062
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1062 × 1.33 = 1412
Resolution vertical: X = 1062

Sensor resolution = 1412 x 1062

SX120 IS sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 10.00

r = 5.75/4.32 = 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

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

DC265 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 9.09 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.76
	9.09

SX120 IS crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

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).

DC265 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.76
Aperture = f3 - f4.7

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3 - f4.7) × 4.76 = f14.3 - f22.4

SX120 IS equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.3

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.3) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f25.9

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