Olympus C-2040 Zoom vs. Canon PowerShot Pro70

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Olympus C-2040 Zoom

Canon PowerShot Pro70

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Megapixels

1.90

1.50

Max. image resolution

1600 x 1200

1536 x 1024

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/2" (~ 6.4 x 4.8 mm)

Sensor resolution

1589 x 1195

1412 x 1062

Diagonal

8.00 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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Actual sensor size

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Olympus C-2040 Zoom		Canon PowerShot Pro70

Surface area:

30.72 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

C-2040 Zoom and Pro70 sensors are the same size.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 2 year gap between Olympus C-2040 Zoom (2000) and Canon Pro70 (1998). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

4.03 µm

4.53 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: 0.5 µm (12%)

Pixel pitch of Pro70 is approx. 12% higher than pixel pitch of C-2040 Zoom.

Pixel area

16.24 µm²

20.52 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: 4.28 µm² (26%)

A pixel on Canon Pro70 sensor is approx. 26% bigger than a pixel on Olympus C-2040 Zoom.

Pixel density

6.16 MP/cm²

4.87 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: 1.29 µm (26%)

Olympus C-2040 Zoom has approx. 26% higher pixel density than Canon Pro70.

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Specs

Olympus C-2040 Zoom

Canon Pro70

Crop factor

5.41

Total megapixels

2.10

1.70

Effective megapixels

1.90

1.50

Optical zoom

2.5x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100, 200, 400

100, 200, 400

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

80 cm

32 cm

Macro focus range

20 cm

12 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

40 - 120 mm

28 - 70 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f1.8 - f2.6

f2.0 - f2.4

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f9.7 - f14.1

f10.8 - f13

Metering

Matrix, Multi-segment, Spot

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

16 sec

1/2 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/800 sec

1/8000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

White balance presets

Screen size

1.8"

Screen resolution

114,000 dots

120,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

SmartMedia

Compact Flash (2 slots: 1 @ Type I, 1 @ Type I or II)

USB

USB 1.0

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)

Canon 1400mAh NiMH

Weight

420 g

800 g

Dimensions

110 x 76 x 70 mm

148 x 84 x 130 mm

Year

2000

1998

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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-2040 Zoom diagonal

The diagonal of C-2040 Zoom sensor is not 1/2 or 0.5" (12.7 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 8 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.40 mm
h = 4.80 mm

Diagonal = √

6.40² + 4.80²

= 8.00 mm

Canon Pro70 diagonal

The diagonal of Pro70 sensor is not 1/2 or 0.5" (12.7 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 8 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.40 mm
h = 4.80 mm

Diagonal = √

6.40² + 4.80²

= 8.00 mm

Surface area

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

C-2040 Zoom sensor area

Width = 6.40 mm
Height = 4.80 mm

Surface area = 6.40 × 4.80 = 30.72 mm²

Pro70 sensor area

Width = 6.40 mm
Height = 4.80 mm

Surface area = 6.40 × 4.80 = 30.72 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-2040 Zoom pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1589 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.40	× 1000	= 4.03 µm
	1589

Pro70 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1412 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.40	× 1000	= 4.53 µm
	1412

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-2040 Zoom pixel area

Pixel pitch = 4.03 µm

Pixel area = 4.03² = 16.24 µm²

Pro70 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 4.53 µm

Pixel area = 4.53² = 20.52 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-2040 Zoom pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1589 pixels
Sensor width = 0.64 cm

Pixel density = (1589 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 6.16 MP/cm²

Pro70 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1412 pixels
Sensor width = 0.64 cm

Pixel density = (1412 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 4.87 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-2040 Zoom sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.90

r = 6.40/4.80 = 1.33

X = √	1.90 × 1000000	= 1195
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1195 × 1.33 = 1589
Resolution vertical: X = 1195

Sensor resolution = 1589 x 1195

Pro70 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 1.50

r = 6.40/4.80 = 1.33

X = √	1.50 × 1000000	= 1062
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1062 × 1.33 = 1412
Resolution vertical: X = 1062

Sensor resolution = 1412 x 1062

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-2040 Zoom crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.41
	8.00

Pro70 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.41
	8.00

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-2040 Zoom equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.41
Aperture = f1.8 - f2.6

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f1.8 - f2.6) × 5.41 = f9.7 - f14.1

Pro70 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.41
Aperture = f2.0 - f2.4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.0 - f2.4) × 5.41 = f10.8 - f13

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