Kodak DC280 vs. Samsung Digimax S500
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Megapixels
2.00
5.10
Max. image resolution
1760 x 1168
2592 x 1944
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CCD
Sensor size
1/1.7" (~ 7.53 x 5.64 mm)
1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 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:
| 42.47 mm² | vs | 24.84 mm² |
Difference: 17.63 mm² (71%)
DC280 sensor is approx. 1.71x bigger than S500 sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of very different generations.
There is a gap of 6 years between Kodak DC280 (1999) and Samsung S500 (2005).
Six years is a lot of time in terms
of technology, meaning newer sensors are overall much more
efficient than the older ones.
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: 16.28 µm² (334%)
A pixel on Kodak DC280 sensor is approx. 334% bigger than a pixel on Samsung S500.
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
Kodak DC280
Samsung S500
Total megapixels
2.30
Effective megapixels
2.00
Optical zoom
2x
Yes
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
50, 70, 140
Auto, 100, 200, 400
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
50 cm
50 cm
Macro focus range
25 cm
5 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
30 - 60 mm
35 - 105 mm
Aperture priority
No
No
Max. aperture
f3 - f3.8
f2.8 - f5
Metering
Centre weighted, Multi-segment
Multi-segment, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±2 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
No
Min. shutter speed
32 sec
16 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/750 sec
1/1500 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
None
White balance presets
4
6
Screen size
1.8"
2.4"
Screen resolution
72,000 dots
115,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
CompactFlash type I
MultiMedia, Secure Digital
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
AA NiMH (4) batteries included
2x AA
Weight
420 g
136 g
Dimensions
133 x 51 x 76 mm
96.8 x 61.8 x 26.4 mm
Year
1999
2005
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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 |
Kodak DC280 diagonal
The diagonal of DC280 sensor is not 1/1.7 or 0.59" (14.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of
that value - 9.41 mm. If you want to know why, see
sensor sizes.
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 7.53² + 5.64² | = 9.41 mm |
Samsung S500 diagonal
The diagonal of S500 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
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.
DC280 sensor area
Width = 7.53 mm
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 mm²
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 mm²
S500 sensor area
Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm
Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²
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 |
DC280 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1637 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 1637 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 7.53 | × 1000 | = 4.6 µm |
| 1637 |
S500 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 5.75 | × 1000 | = 2.21 µm |
| 2604 |
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 |
DC280 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 4.6 µm
Pixel area = 4.6² = 21.16 µm²
Pixel area = 4.6² = 21.16 µm²
S500 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 2.21 µm
Pixel area = 2.21² = 4.88 µm²
Pixel area = 2.21² = 4.88 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 |
DC280 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 1637 pixels
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (1637 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 4.73 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (1637 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 4.73 MP/cm²
S500 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm
Pixel density = (2604 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 20.51 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.575 cm
Pixel density = (2604 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 20.51 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
DC280 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 2.00
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1222 × 1.34 = 1637
Resolution vertical: X = 1222
Sensor resolution = 1637 x 1222
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 2.00
| r = 7.53/5.64 = 1.34 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 1222
Sensor resolution = 1637 x 1222
S500 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1958 × 1.33 = 2604
Resolution vertical: X = 1958
Sensor resolution = 2604 x 1958
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.10
| r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 1958
Sensor resolution = 2604 x 1958
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 |
DC280 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 9.41 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 4.6 |
| 9.41 |
S500 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).
DC280 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 4.6
Aperture = f3 - f3.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3 - f3.8) × 4.6 = f13.8 - f17.5
Aperture = f3 - f3.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3 - f3.8) × 4.6 = f13.8 - f17.5
S500 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f30.1
Aperture = f2.8 - f5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f30.1
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