Olympus D-300L vs. Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

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Olympus D-300L

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

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Megapixels

0.80

16.00

Max. image resolution

1024 x 768

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)

1/2" (~ 6.4 x 4.8 mm)

Sensor resolution

1032 x 776

4612 x 3468

Diagonal

11.00 mm

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 D-300L		Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Surface area:

58.08 mm²

30.72 mm²

Difference: 27.36 mm² (89%)

D-300L sensor is approx. 1.89x bigger than HS30 EXR sensor.

Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations. There is a gap of 16 years between Olympus D-300L (1996) and Fujifilm HS30 EXR (2012). Sixteen years is a huge amount of time, technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more efficient than the older one.

Pixel pitch

8.53 µm

1.39 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: 7.14 µm (514%)

Pixel pitch of D-300L is approx. 514% higher than pixel pitch of HS30 EXR.

Pixel area

72.76 µm²

1.93 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: 70.83 µm² (3670%)

A pixel on Olympus D-300L sensor is approx. 3670% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm HS30 EXR.

Pixel density

1.38 MP/cm²

51.93 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: 50.55 µm (3663%)

Fujifilm HS30 EXR has approx. 3663% higher pixel density than Olympus D-300L.

To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.

Specs

Olympus D-300L

Fujifilm HS30 EXR

Crop factor

3.93

5.41

Total megapixels

1.00

Effective megapixels

0.80

16.00

Optical zoom

30x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

100

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost)

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

45 cm

Macro focus range

20 cm

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

36 mm

24 - 720 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f11.0

f2.8 - f5.6

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f11 - f43.2

f15.1 - f30.3

Metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Multi, Average, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

1/8 sec

30 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/500 sec

1/4000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

1.8"

Screen resolution

114,000 dots

460,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

1920x1080 (30p)

Storage types

Internal

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB

USB 1.0

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)

Li-ion NP-W126 battery

Weight

320 g

687 g

Dimensions

145 x 71 x 45 mm

130.6 x 96.6 x 126 mm

Year

1996

2012

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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 D-300L diagonal

The diagonal of D-300L 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

Fujifilm HS30 EXR diagonal

The diagonal of HS30 EXR 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.

D-300L sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 mm²

HS30 EXR 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

D-300L pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1032 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.80	× 1000	= 8.53 µm
	1032

HS30 EXR pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.40	× 1000	= 1.39 µm
	4612

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

D-300L pixel area

Pixel pitch = 8.53 µm

Pixel area = 8.53² = 72.76 µm²

HS30 EXR pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.39 µm

Pixel area = 1.39² = 1.93 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

D-300L pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1032 pixels
Sensor width = 0.88 cm

Pixel density = (1032 / 0.88)² / 1000000 = 1.38 MP/cm²

HS30 EXR pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.64 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 51.93 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

D-300L sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor height = 6.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 0.80

r = 8.80/6.60 = 1.33

X = √	0.80 × 1000000	= 776
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 776 × 1.33 = 1032
Resolution vertical: X = 776

Sensor resolution = 1032 x 776

HS30 EXR sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00

r = 6.40/4.80 = 1.33

X = √	16.00 × 1000000	= 3468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3468 × 1.33 = 4612
Resolution vertical: X = 3468

Sensor resolution = 4612 x 3468

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

D-300L crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 11.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 3.93
	11.00

HS30 EXR 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).

D-300L equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 3.93
Aperture = f2.8 - f11.0

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f11.0) × 3.93 = f11 - f43.2

HS30 EXR equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.41
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.6

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.6) × 5.41 = f15.1 - f30.3

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