Kodak EasyShare C183 vs. Nikon Coolpix AW100

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Kodak EasyShare C183

Nikon Coolpix AW100

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Megapixels

14.60

16.00

Max. image resolution

4288 x 3216

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

4406 x 3313

4612 x 3468

Diagonal

7.70 mm

Sensor size comparison

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Actual sensor size

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Kodak EasyShare C183		Nikon Coolpix AW100

Surface area:

28.46 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

C183 and AW100 sensors are the same size.

Pixel pitch

1.4 µm

1.34 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: 0.06 µm (4%)

Pixel pitch of C183 is approx. 4% higher than pixel pitch of AW100.

Pixel area

1.96 µm²

1.8 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: 0.16 µm² (9%)

A pixel on Kodak C183 sensor is approx. 9% bigger than a pixel on Nikon AW100.

Pixel density

51.16 MP/cm²

56.06 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: 4.9 µm (10%)

Nikon AW100 has approx. 10% higher pixel density than Kodak C183.

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Specs

Kodak C183

Nikon AW100

Crop factor

5.62

Total megapixels

16.80

Effective megapixels

16.00

Optical zoom

Yes

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 64, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000

Auto, 125 - 3200

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

60 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

32 - 96 mm

28 - 140 mm

Aperture priority

Max. aperture

f3.9 - f5.8

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

n/a

f21.9 - f32.6

Metering

Centre weighted, Multi-segment

Centre weighted, Matrix, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Min. shutter speed

1/8 sec

4 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1400 sec

1/1500 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

460,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (30p)

Storage types

SDHC, Secure Digital

SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

2x AA

Nikon EN-EL12 Lithium-Ion battery

Weight

175 g

178 g

Dimensions

96.1 x 62.3 x 31.4 mm

101 x 65 x 23 mm

Year

2010

2011

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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 C183 diagonal

The diagonal of C183 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

Nikon AW100 diagonal

The diagonal of AW100 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.

C183 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

AW100 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

C183 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4406 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.4 µm
	4406

AW100 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.34 µm
	4612

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

C183 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.4 µm

Pixel area = 1.4² = 1.96 µm²

AW100 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.34 µm

Pixel area = 1.34² = 1.8 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

C183 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4406 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4406 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 51.16 MP/cm²

AW100 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.06 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

C183 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 14.60

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	14.60 × 1000000	= 3313
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3313 × 1.33 = 4406
Resolution vertical: X = 3313

Sensor resolution = 4406 x 3313

AW100 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.00 × 1000000	= 3468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3468 × 1.33 = 4612
Resolution vertical: X = 3468

Sensor resolution = 4612 x 3468

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

C183 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

AW100 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).

C183 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 C183, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Kodak C183 is 5.62

AW100 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.9 - f5.8

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.9 - f5.8) × 5.62 = f21.9 - f32.6

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