Kodak EasyShare Z5010 vs. Canon EOS 500D

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Kodak EasyShare Z5010

Canon EOS 500D

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Megapixels

14.00

15.10

Max. image resolution

4288 x 3216

4752 x 3168

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

22.3 x 14.9 mm

Sensor resolution

4315 x 3244

4760 x 3173

Diagonal

7.70 mm

26.82 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 Z5010		Canon EOS 500D

Surface area:

28.46 mm²

332.27 mm²

Difference: 303.81 mm² (1067%)

500D sensor is approx. 11.67x bigger than Z5010 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 2 year gap between Kodak Z5010 (2011) and Canon 500D (2009). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.43 µm

4.68 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: 3.25 µm (227%)

Pixel pitch of 500D is approx. 227% higher than pixel pitch of Z5010.

Pixel area

2.04 µm²

21.9 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: 19.86 µm² (974%)

A pixel on Canon 500D sensor is approx. 974% bigger than a pixel on Kodak Z5010.

Pixel density

49.07 MP/cm²

4.56 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: 44.51 µm (976%)

Kodak Z5010 has approx. 976% higher pixel density than Canon 500D.

To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.

Specs

Kodak Z5010

Canon 500D

Crop factor

5.62

1.61

Total megapixels

15.50

Effective megapixels

15.10

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400-12800 with boost)

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

70 cm

Macro focus range

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

35 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f3.0

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f16.9

n/a

Metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

8 sec

30 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1400 sec

1/4000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

Optical (pentamirror)

White balance presets

Screen size

2.4"

Screen resolution

112,000 dots

920,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

SD/SDHC card, Internal

SDHC, Secure Digital

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

2 x AA batteries alkaline, lithium, or Ni-MH

Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery

Weight

175 g

520 g

Dimensions

147 x 58 x 23 mm

129 x 98 x 62 mm

Year

2011

2009

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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 Z5010 diagonal

The diagonal of Z5010 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

Canon 500D diagonal

w = 22.30 mm
h = 14.90 mm

Diagonal = √

22.30² + 14.90²

= 26.82 mm

Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

Z5010 sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²

500D sensor area

Width = 22.30 mm
Height = 14.90 mm

Surface area = 22.30 × 14.90 = 332.27 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

Z5010 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4315 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.43 µm
	4315

500D pixel pitch

Sensor width = 22.30 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4760 pixels

Pixel pitch =	22.30	× 1000	= 4.68 µm
	4760

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

Z5010 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.43 µm

Pixel area = 1.43² = 2.04 µm²

500D pixel area

Pixel pitch = 4.68 µm

Pixel area = 4.68² = 21.9 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

Z5010 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4315 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4315 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 49.07 MP/cm²

500D pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4760 pixels
Sensor width = 2.23 cm

Pixel density = (4760 / 2.23)² / 1000000 = 4.56 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

Z5010 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 14.00

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	14.00 × 1000000	= 3244
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3244 × 1.33 = 4315
Resolution vertical: X = 3244

Sensor resolution = 4315 x 3244

500D sensor resolution

Sensor width = 22.30 mm
Sensor height = 14.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 15.10

r = 22.30/14.90 = 1.5

X = √	15.10 × 1000000	= 3173
	1.5

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3173 × 1.5 = 4760
Resolution vertical: X = 3173

Sensor resolution = 4760 x 3173

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

Z5010 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.62
	7.70

500D crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 26.82 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 1.61
	26.82

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).

Z5010 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.0

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.0) × 5.62 = f16.9

500D 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 Canon 500D, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Canon 500D is 1.61

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