Leica S2 vs. Canon EOS-1D C
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Megapixels
37.50
18.10
Max. image resolution
7500 x 5000
5184 x 3456
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
45 x 30 mm
36 x 24 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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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:
| 1350.00 mm² | vs | 864.00 mm² |
Difference: 486 mm² (56%)
S2 sensor is approx. 1.56x bigger than -1D C sensor.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 4 year gap between Leica S2 (2008) and Canon -1D C (2012).
All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
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: 11.75 µm² (33%)
A pixel on Canon -1D C sensor is approx. 33% bigger than a pixel on Leica S2.
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
Leica S2
Canon -1D C
Total megapixels
19.30
Effective megapixels
37.50
18.10
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
No
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 80-1250
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600, 51200
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Centre weighted, Multi-segment, Spot
Multi, Center-weighted, Average, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
32 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/500 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (pentaprism)
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
5
6
Screen size
3"
3.2"
Screen resolution
460,000 dots
1,040,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, SDHC Secure Digital
Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA compatible
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Lithium-Ion LP-E4N rechargeable battery
Weight
1400 g
575 g
Dimensions
160 x 120 x 81 mm
158 x 164 x 83 mm
Year
2008
2012
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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 |
Leica S2 diagonal
w = 45.00 mm
h = 30.00 mm
h = 30.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 45.00² + 30.00² | = 54.08 mm |
Canon -1D C diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 24.00² | = 43.27 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
S2 sensor area
Width = 45.00 mm
Height = 30.00 mm
Surface area = 45.00 × 30.00 = 1350.00 mm²
Height = 30.00 mm
Surface area = 45.00 × 30.00 = 1350.00 mm²
-1D C 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
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 |
S2 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 45.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 7500 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 7500 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 45.00 | × 1000 | = 6 µm |
| 7500 |
-1D C pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 5211 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 5211 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 6.91 µm |
| 5211 |
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 |
S2 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 6 µm
Pixel area = 6² = 36 µm²
Pixel area = 6² = 36 µm²
-1D C pixel area
Pixel pitch = 6.91 µm
Pixel area = 6.91² = 47.75 µm²
Pixel area = 6.91² = 47.75 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 |
S2 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 7500 pixels
Sensor width = 4.5 cm
Pixel density = (7500 / 4.5)² / 1000000 = 2.78 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 4.5 cm
Pixel density = (7500 / 4.5)² / 1000000 = 2.78 MP/cm²
-1D C pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 5211 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (5211 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.1 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (5211 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 2.1 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
S2 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 45.00 mm
Sensor height = 30.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 37.50
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 5000 × 1.5 = 7500
Resolution vertical: X = 5000
Sensor resolution = 7500 x 5000
Sensor height = 30.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 37.50
| r = 45.00/30.00 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 5000
Sensor resolution = 7500 x 5000
-1D C sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 18.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3474 × 1.5 = 5211
Resolution vertical: X = 3474
Sensor resolution = 5211 x 3474
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 18.10
| r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3474
Sensor resolution = 5211 x 3474
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 |
S2 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 54.08 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 0.8 |
| 54.08 |
-1D C crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.27 |
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).
S2 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
Leica S2, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Leica S2 is 0.8
Crop factor for Leica S2 is 0.8
-1D C 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 -1D C, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Canon -1D C is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Canon -1D C is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
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