Kodak DCS Pro 14n vs. Sony Alpha 7S II
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Megapixels
13.70
12.20
Max. image resolution
4536 x 3024
4240 x 2832
Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
Sensor size
36 x 24 mm
35.6 x 23.8 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:
| 864.00 mm² | vs | 847.28 mm² |
Difference: 16.72 mm² (2%)
DCS Pro 14n sensor is slightly bigger than Alpha 7S II sensor (only 2% difference).
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations.
There is a gap of 13 years between Kodak DCS Pro 14n (2002) and
Sony Alpha 7S II (2015).
Thirteen years is a huge amount of time,
technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more
efficient than the older one.
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: 6.18 µm² (10%)
A pixel on Sony Alpha 7S II sensor is approx. 10% bigger than a pixel on Kodak DCS Pro 14n.
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 DCS Pro 14n
Sony Alpha 7S II
Total megapixels
13.90
12.40
Effective megapixels
13.70
12.20
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
Yes
ISO sensitivity
80 - 640, At lower resolutions ISO 800
Auto, 100-102400 (expandable to 50-409600)
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
30 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/4000 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
Electronic
White balance presets
4
10
Screen size
2"
3"
Screen resolution
130,000 dots
1,228,800 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p)
Storage types
Compact Flash Type I/II, SD/MMC card
SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Kodak Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50
Weight
1000 g
627 g
Dimensions
131 x 158 x 89 mm
126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm
Year
2002
2015
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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 DCS Pro 14n diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 24.00² | = 43.27 mm |
Sony Alpha 7S II diagonal
w = 35.60 mm
h = 23.80 mm
h = 23.80 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 35.60² + 23.80² | = 42.82 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
DCS Pro 14n sensor area
Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
Height = 24.00 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²
Alpha 7S II sensor area
Width = 35.60 mm
Height = 23.80 mm
Surface area = 35.60 × 23.80 = 847.28 mm²
Height = 23.80 mm
Surface area = 35.60 × 23.80 = 847.28 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 |
DCS Pro 14n pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4533 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4533 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 7.94 µm |
| 4533 |
Alpha 7S II pixel pitch
Sensor width = 35.60 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4278 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4278 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 35.60 | × 1000 | = 8.32 µm |
| 4278 |
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 |
DCS Pro 14n pixel area
Pixel pitch = 7.94 µm
Pixel area = 7.94² = 63.04 µm²
Pixel area = 7.94² = 63.04 µm²
Alpha 7S II pixel area
Pixel pitch = 8.32 µm
Pixel area = 8.32² = 69.22 µm²
Pixel area = 8.32² = 69.22 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 |
DCS Pro 14n pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4533 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4533 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.59 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4533 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.59 MP/cm²
Alpha 7S II pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4278 pixels
Sensor width = 3.56 cm
Pixel density = (4278 / 3.56)² / 1000000 = 1.44 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.56 cm
Pixel density = (4278 / 3.56)² / 1000000 = 1.44 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
DCS Pro 14n sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 13.70
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3022 × 1.5 = 4533
Resolution vertical: X = 3022
Sensor resolution = 4533 x 3022
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 13.70
| r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3022
Sensor resolution = 4533 x 3022
Alpha 7S II sensor resolution
Sensor width = 35.60 mm
Sensor height = 23.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.20
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2852 × 1.5 = 4278
Resolution vertical: X = 2852
Sensor resolution = 4278 x 2852
Sensor height = 23.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.20
| r = 35.60/23.80 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2852
Sensor resolution = 4278 x 2852
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 |
DCS Pro 14n crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.27 |
Alpha 7S II crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 42.82 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.01 |
| 42.82 |
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).
DCS Pro 14n 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
Kodak DCS Pro 14n, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Kodak DCS Pro 14n is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Kodak DCS Pro 14n is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Alpha 7S II 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
Sony Alpha 7S II, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Sony Alpha 7S II is 1.01
Crop factor for Sony Alpha 7S II is 1.01
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