Kodak EasyShare M530 vs. Nikon Coolpix S9700

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Kodak EasyShare M530

Nikon Coolpix S9700

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Megapixels

12.00

16.00

Max. image resolution

4000 x 3000

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

3995 x 3004

4612 x 3468

Diagonal

7.70 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 EasyShare M530		Nikon Coolpix S9700

Surface area:

28.46 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

M530 and S9700 sensors are the same size.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 4 year gap between Kodak M530 (2010) and Nikon S9700 (2014). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.54 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: 0.2 µm (15%)

Pixel pitch of M530 is approx. 15% higher than pixel pitch of S9700.

Pixel area

2.37 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: 0.57 µm² (32%)

A pixel on Kodak M530 sensor is approx. 32% bigger than a pixel on Nikon S9700.

Pixel density

42.06 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: 14 µm (33%)

Nikon S9700 has approx. 33% higher pixel density than Kodak M530.

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Specs

Kodak M530

Nikon S9700

Crop factor

5.62

Total megapixels

12.50

16.79

Effective megapixels

12.00

16.00

Optical zoom

30x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100 - 1600

125 - 6400

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

36 - 108 mm

25 - 750 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f5.0

f3.7 - f6.4

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f15.7 - f28.1

f20.8 - f36

Metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Matrix, center-weighted, spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

1/8 sec

8 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1400 sec

1/4000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.7"

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

921,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (60i/50i/30p/25p)

Storage types

SDHC, Secure Digital

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Rechargeable Battery KLIC-7006

EN-EL12 rechargeable Li-ion battery

Weight

150 g

232 g

Dimensions

94 x 57 x 23 mm

109.6 x 63.5 x 34.5 mm

Year

2010

2014

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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 M530 diagonal

The diagonal of M530 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 S9700 diagonal

The diagonal of S9700 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.

M530 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

S9700 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

M530 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.54 µm
	3995

S9700 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

M530 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.54 µm

Pixel area = 1.54² = 2.37 µm²

S9700 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

M530 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (3995 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 42.06 MP/cm²

S9700 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

M530 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	12.00 × 1000000	= 3004
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3004 × 1.33 = 3995
Resolution vertical: X = 3004

Sensor resolution = 3995 x 3004

S9700 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

M530 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

S9700 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).

M530 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.0

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.0) × 5.62 = f15.7 - f28.1

S9700 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.7 - f6.4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.7 - f6.4) × 5.62 = f20.8 - f36

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