Kodak DCS315 vs. Nikon D3s
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Megapixels
1.50
12.10
Max. image resolution
1520 x 1008
4256 x 2832
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
27.65 x 18.43 mm
36 x 23.9 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:
| 509.59 mm² | vs | 860.40 mm² |
Difference: 350.81 mm² (69%)
D3s sensor is approx. 1.69x bigger than DCS315 sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations.
There is a gap of 11 years between Kodak DCS315 (1998) and
Nikon D3s (2009).
Eleven 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: 268.76 µm² (379%)
A pixel on Kodak DCS315 sensor is approx. 379% bigger than a pixel on Nikon D3s.
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 DCS315
Nikon D3s
Total megapixels
1.50
12.87
Effective megapixels
1.50
12.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
No
ISO sensitivity
100, 200, 400
200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (100-102400 with boost)
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
3D Matrix metering II, Centre weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1/2 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/362 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
8
12
Screen size
1.8"
3"
Screen resolution
72,000 dots
921,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
PCMCIA (type II or III)
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
AA (6) batteries (Lithium / NiMH)
Lithium-Ion EN-EL4a rechargeable battery
Weight
1800 g
1240 g
Dimensions
137 x 76 x 174 mm
159.5 x 157 x 87.5 mm
Year
1998
2009
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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 DCS315 diagonal
w = 27.65 mm
h = 18.43 mm
h = 18.43 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 27.65² + 18.43² | = 33.23 mm |
Nikon D3s diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 23.90 mm
h = 23.90 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 23.90² | = 43.21 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
DCS315 sensor area
Width = 27.65 mm
Height = 18.43 mm
Surface area = 27.65 × 18.43 = 509.59 mm²
Height = 18.43 mm
Surface area = 27.65 × 18.43 = 509.59 mm²
D3s sensor area
Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 23.90 = 860.40 mm²
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 23.90 = 860.40 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 |
DCS315 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 27.65 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1500 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 1500 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 27.65 | × 1000 | = 18.43 µm |
| 1500 |
D3s pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 8.42 µm |
| 4275 |
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 |
DCS315 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 18.43 µm
Pixel area = 18.43² = 339.66 µm²
Pixel area = 18.43² = 339.66 µm²
D3s pixel area
Pixel pitch = 8.42 µm
Pixel area = 8.42² = 70.9 µm²
Pixel area = 8.42² = 70.9 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 |
DCS315 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 1500 pixels
Sensor width = 2.765 cm
Pixel density = (1500 / 2.765)² / 1000000 = 0.29 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 2.765 cm
Pixel density = (1500 / 2.765)² / 1000000 = 0.29 MP/cm²
D3s pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4275 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.41 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4275 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.41 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
DCS315 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 27.65 mm
Sensor height = 18.43 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.50
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1000 × 1.5 = 1500
Resolution vertical: X = 1000
Sensor resolution = 1500 x 1000
Sensor height = 18.43 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.50
| r = 27.65/18.43 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 1000
Sensor resolution = 1500 x 1000
D3s sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2831 × 1.51 = 4275
Resolution vertical: X = 2831
Sensor resolution = 4275 x 2831
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
| r = 36.00/23.90 = 1.51 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2831
Sensor resolution = 4275 x 2831
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 |
DCS315 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 33.23 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.3 |
| 33.23 |
D3s crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.21 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.21 |
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).
DCS315 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 DCS315, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Kodak DCS315 is 1.3
Crop factor for Kodak DCS315 is 1.3
D3s 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
Nikon D3s, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Nikon D3s is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Nikon D3s is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
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