Olympus C-1400L vs. Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n

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Olympus C-1400L Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
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Megapixels
1.40
13.50
Max. image resolution
1280 x 1024
4536 x 3024

Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)
36 x 24 mm
Sensor resolution
1365 x 1026
4500 x 3000
Diagonal
11.00 mm
43.27 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 Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Surface area:
58.08 mm² vs 864.00 mm²
Difference: 805.92 mm² (1388%)
DCS Pro SLR/n sensor is approx. 14.88x bigger than C-1400L sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of very different generations. There is a gap of 7 years between Olympus C-1400L (1997) and Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n (2004). Seven years is a lot of time in terms of technology, meaning newer sensors are overall much more efficient than the older ones.
Pixel pitch
6.45 µm
8 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: 1.55 µm (24%)
Pixel pitch of DCS Pro SLR/n is approx. 24% higher than pixel pitch of C-1400L.
Pixel area
41.6 µm²
64 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: 22.4 µm² (54%)
A pixel on Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n sensor is approx. 54% bigger than a pixel on Olympus C-1400L.
Pixel density
2.41 MP/cm²
1.56 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: 0.85 µm (54%)
Olympus C-1400L has approx. 54% higher pixel density than Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n.
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Specs

Olympus C-1400L
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Crop factor
3.93
1
Total megapixels
13.90
Effective megapixels
13.50
Optical zoom
Yes
Digital zoom
Yes
No
ISO sensitivity
100
6 - 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
3D Matrix, Centre weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1/4 sec
2 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/10000 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
5
7
Screen size
1.8"
2"
Screen resolution
61,000 dots
130,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
SmartMedia
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, MultiMedia
USB
USB 1.0
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
4x AA
Kodak Lithium-Ion
Weight
560 g
1000 g
Dimensions
115 x 83 x 130 mm
131 x 158 x 89 mm
Year
1997
2004




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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

Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n diagonal

w = 36.00 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.

C-1400L sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 mm²

DCS Pro SLR/n sensor area

Width = 36.00 mm
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

C-1400L pixel pitch

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

DCS Pro SLR/n pixel pitch

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4500 pixels
Pixel pitch =   36.00  × 1000  = 8 µm
4500


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

DCS Pro SLR/n pixel area

Pixel pitch = 8 µm

Pixel area = 8² = 64 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

DCS Pro SLR/n pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4500 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm

Pixel density = (4500 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.56 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

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

DCS Pro SLR/n sensor resolution

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 13.50
r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5
X =  13.50 × 1000000  = 3000
1.5
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3000 × 1.5 = 4500
Resolution vertical: X = 3000

Sensor resolution = 4500 x 3000


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

DCS Pro SLR/n 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).

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

DCS Pro SLR/n 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 Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Since crop factor for Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.

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