Olympus C-1400L vs. Nikon Coolpix 8800

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Olympus C-1400L

Nikon Coolpix 8800

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Megapixels

1.40

8.00

Max. image resolution

1280 x 1024

3264 x 2448

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)

Sensor resolution

1365 x 1026

3262 x 2453

Diagonal

11.00 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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Olympus C-1400L		Nikon Coolpix 8800

Surface area:

58.08 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

C-1400L and 8800 sensors are the same size.

Note: You are comparing sensors of very different generations. There is a gap of 7 years between Olympus C-1400L (1997) and Nikon 8800 (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

2.7 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: 3.75 µm (139%)

Pixel pitch of C-1400L is approx. 139% higher than pixel pitch of 8800.

Pixel area

41.6 µm²

7.29 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: 34.31 µm² (471%)

A pixel on Olympus C-1400L sensor is approx. 471% bigger than a pixel on Nikon 8800.

Pixel density

2.41 MP/cm²

13.74 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: 11.33 µm (470%)

Nikon 8800 has approx. 470% higher pixel density than Olympus C-1400L.

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Specs

Olympus C-1400L

Nikon 8800

Crop factor

3.93

Total megapixels

8.30

Effective megapixels

8.00

Optical zoom

Yes

10x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

100

Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

60 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

30 cm

3 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

36 - 110 mm

35 - 350 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f3.9

f2.8 - f5.2

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f11 - f15.3

f11 - f20.4

Metering

Centre weighted, Spot

256-segment Matrix, Centre weighted, Spot, Spot-AF

Exposure compensation

±3 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

1/4 sec

8 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/10000 sec

1/8000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

1.8"

Screen resolution

61,000 dots

134,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

SmartMedia

CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive

USB

USB 1.0

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

4x AA

Nikon EN-EL1 Lithium-Ion included

Weight

560 g

600 g

Dimensions

115 x 83 x 130 mm

116 x 85 x 121 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

Nikon 8800 diagonal

The diagonal of 8800 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

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

8800 sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 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

8800 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3262 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.80	× 1000	= 2.7 µm
	3262

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

8800 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.7 µm

Pixel area = 2.7² = 7.29 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

8800 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3262 pixels
Sensor width = 0.88 cm

Pixel density = (3262 / 0.88)² / 1000000 = 13.74 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

8800 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor height = 6.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.00

r = 8.80/6.60 = 1.33

X = √	8.00 × 1000000	= 2453
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2453 × 1.33 = 3262
Resolution vertical: X = 2453

Sensor resolution = 3262 x 2453

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

8800 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 11.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 3.93
	11.00

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

8800 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 3.93
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.2

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.2) × 3.93 = f11 - f20.4

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