Olympus C-1400L vs. Canon EOS 450D

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Olympus C-1400L Canon EOS 450D
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Megapixels
1.40
12.20
Max. image resolution
1280 x 1024
4272 x 2848

Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)
22.2 x 14.8 mm
Sensor resolution
1365 x 1026
4278 x 2852
Diagonal
11.00 mm
26.68 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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Olympus C-1400L Canon EOS 450D
Surface area:
58.08 mm² vs 328.56 mm²
Difference: 270.48 mm² (466%)
450D sensor is approx. 5.66x bigger than C-1400L sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations. There is a gap of 11 years between Olympus C-1400L (1997) and Canon 450D (2008). Eleven years is a huge amount of time, technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more efficient than the older one.
Pixel pitch
6.45 µm
5.19 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: 1.26 µm (24%)
Pixel pitch of C-1400L is approx. 24% higher than pixel pitch of 450D.
Pixel area
41.6 µm²
26.94 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:
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Pixel area difference: 14.66 µm² (54%)
A pixel on Olympus C-1400L sensor is approx. 54% bigger than a pixel on Canon 450D.
Pixel density
2.41 MP/cm²
3.71 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: 1.3 µm (54%)
Canon 450D has approx. 54% higher pixel density than Olympus C-1400L.
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Specs

Olympus C-1400L
Canon 450D
Crop factor
3.93
1.62
Total megapixels
12.40
Effective megapixels
12.20
Optical zoom
Yes
Digital zoom
Yes
No
ISO sensitivity
100
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
60 cm
Macro focus range
30 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
36 - 110 mm
Aperture priority
No
Yes
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f3.9
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)
f11 - f15.3
n/a
Metering
Centre weighted, Spot
Centre weighted, Evaluative, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1/4 sec
Bulb+30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/10000 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical
Optical (pentamirror)
White balance presets
5
6
Screen size
1.8"
3"
Screen resolution
61,000 dots
230,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
SmartMedia
SDHC, Secure Digital
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
4x AA
NB-4L Li-ion battery
Weight
560 g
524 g
Dimensions
115 x 83 x 130 mm
129 x 98 x 62 mm
Year
1997
2008




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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

Olympus C-1400L diagonal

The diagonal of C-1400L sensor is not 2/3 or 0.67" (16.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 11 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 8.80 mm
h = 6.60 mm
Diagonal = √  8.80² + 6.60²   = 11.00 mm

Canon 450D diagonal

w = 22.20 mm
h = 14.80 mm
Diagonal = √  22.20² + 14.80²   = 26.68 mm


Surface area

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

C-1400L sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 mm²

450D sensor area

Width = 22.20 mm
Height = 14.80 mm

Surface area = 22.20 × 14.80 = 328.56 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

C-1400L pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1365 pixels
Pixel pitch =   8.80  × 1000  = 6.45 µm
1365

450D pixel pitch

Sensor width = 22.20 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4278 pixels
Pixel pitch =   22.20  × 1000  = 5.19 µm
4278


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

C-1400L pixel area

Pixel pitch = 6.45 µm

Pixel area = 6.45² = 41.6 µm²

450D pixel area

Pixel pitch = 5.19 µm

Pixel area = 5.19² = 26.94 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

C-1400L pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1365 pixels
Sensor width = 0.88 cm

Pixel density = (1365 / 0.88)² / 1000000 = 2.41 MP/cm²

450D pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4278 pixels
Sensor width = 2.22 cm

Pixel density = (4278 / 2.22)² / 1000000 = 3.71 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

C-1400L sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor height = 6.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.40
r = 8.80/6.60 = 1.33
X = √  1.40 × 1000000  = 1026
1.33
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1026 × 1.33 = 1365
Resolution vertical: X = 1026

Sensor resolution = 1365 x 1026

450D sensor resolution

Sensor width = 22.20 mm
Sensor height = 14.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.20
r = 22.20/14.80 = 1.5
X = √  12.20 × 1000000  = 2852
1.5
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2852 × 1.5 = 4278
Resolution vertical: X = 2852

Sensor resolution = 4278 x 2852


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


C-1400L crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 11.00 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 3.93
11.00

450D crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 26.68 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 1.62
26.68

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).

C-1400L equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 3.93
Aperture = f2.8 - f3.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f3.9) × 3.93 = f11 - f15.3

450D 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 450D, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Canon 450D is 1.62

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