Nikon Coolpix 600 vs. Canon PowerShot S100
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Megapixels
0.80
12.10
Max. image resolution
1024 x 768
4000 x 3000
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
1/2.7" (~ 5.33 x 4 mm)
1/1.7" (~ 7.53 x 5.64 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:
| 21.32 mm² | vs | 42.47 mm² |
Difference: 21.15 mm² (99%)
S100 sensor is approx. 1.99x bigger than 600 sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations.
There is a gap of 13 years between Nikon 600 (1998) and
Canon S100 (2011).
Thirteen 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: 23.13 µm² (661%)
A pixel on Nikon 600 sensor is approx. 661% bigger than a pixel on Canon S100.
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
Nikon 600
Canon S100
Total megapixels
1.00
13.30
Effective megapixels
0.80
12.10
Optical zoom
1x
5x
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
100
Auto, 80 - 6400
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
50 cm
30 cm
Macro focus range
14 cm
3 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
36 mm
24 - 120 mm
Aperture priority
No
Yes
Max. aperture
f2.8
f2.0 - f5.9
Metering
Matrix
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±1.5 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1/4 sec
15 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/2000 sec
1/2000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
None
White balance presets
3
7
Screen size
2"
3"
Screen resolution
130,000 dots
461,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
CompactFlash type I
SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
Lithium-Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery
Weight
230 g
198 g
Dimensions
110 x 60 x 45 mm
98.9 x 59.8 x 26.7 mm
Year
1998
2011
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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 |
Nikon 600 diagonal
The diagonal of 600 sensor is not 1/2.7 or 0.37" (9.4 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of
that value - 6.66 mm. If you want to know why, see
sensor sizes.
w = 5.33 mm
h = 4.00 mm
w = 5.33 mm
h = 4.00 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 5.33² + 4.00² | = 6.66 mm |
Canon S100 diagonal
The diagonal of S100 sensor is not 1/1.7 or 0.59" (14.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of
that value - 9.41 mm. If you want to know why, see
sensor sizes.
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
w = 7.53 mm
h = 5.64 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 7.53² + 5.64² | = 9.41 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
600 sensor area
Width = 5.33 mm
Height = 4.00 mm
Surface area = 5.33 × 4.00 = 21.32 mm²
Height = 4.00 mm
Surface area = 5.33 × 4.00 = 21.32 mm²
S100 sensor area
Width = 7.53 mm
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 mm²
Height = 5.64 mm
Surface area = 7.53 × 5.64 = 42.47 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 |
600 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 5.33 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1032 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 1032 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 5.33 | × 1000 | = 5.16 µm |
| 1032 |
S100 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4027 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4027 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 7.53 | × 1000 | = 1.87 µm |
| 4027 |
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 |
600 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 5.16 µm
Pixel area = 5.16² = 26.63 µm²
Pixel area = 5.16² = 26.63 µm²
S100 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 1.87 µm
Pixel area = 1.87² = 3.5 µm²
Pixel area = 1.87² = 3.5 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 |
600 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 1032 pixels
Sensor width = 0.533 cm
Pixel density = (1032 / 0.533)² / 1000000 = 3.75 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.533 cm
Pixel density = (1032 / 0.533)² / 1000000 = 3.75 MP/cm²
S100 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4027 pixels
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (4027 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 28.6 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.753 cm
Pixel density = (4027 / 0.753)² / 1000000 = 28.6 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
600 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 5.33 mm
Sensor height = 4.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 0.80
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 776 × 1.33 = 1032
Resolution vertical: X = 776
Sensor resolution = 1032 x 776
Sensor height = 4.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 0.80
| r = 5.33/4.00 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 776
Sensor resolution = 1032 x 776
S100 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 7.53 mm
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3005 × 1.34 = 4027
Resolution vertical: X = 3005
Sensor resolution = 4027 x 3005
Sensor height = 5.64 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
| r = 7.53/5.64 = 1.34 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3005
Sensor resolution = 4027 x 3005
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 |
600 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 6.66 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 6.5 |
| 6.66 |
S100 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 9.41 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 4.6 |
| 9.41 |
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).
600 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 6.5
Aperture = f2.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8) × 6.5 = f18.2
Aperture = f2.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8) × 6.5 = f18.2
S100 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 4.6
Aperture = f2.0 - f5.9
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.0 - f5.9) × 4.6 = f9.2 - f27.1
Aperture = f2.0 - f5.9
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.0 - f5.9) × 4.6 = f9.2 - f27.1
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