Olympus D-40 Zoom vs. Olympus SP-620 UZ

Comparison

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Megapixels
3.90
16.00
Max. image resolution
2272 x 1704
4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
CCD
Sensor size
1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)
1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
Sensor resolution
2277 x 1712
4612 x 3468
Diagonal
8.89 mm
7.70 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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1.33 : 1
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Olympus D-40 Zoom Olympus SP-620 UZ
Surface area:
37.90 mm² vs 28.46 mm²
Difference: 9.44 mm² (33%)
D-40 Zoom sensor is approx. 1.33x bigger than SP-620 UZ sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations. There is a gap of 11 years between Olympus D-40 Zoom (2001) and Olympus SP-620 UZ (2012). Eleven years is a huge amount of time, technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more efficient than the older one.
Pixel pitch
3.12 µm
1.34 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: 1.78 µm (133%)
Pixel pitch of D-40 Zoom is approx. 133% higher than pixel pitch of SP-620 UZ.
Pixel area
9.73 µm²
1.8 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: 7.93 µm² (441%)
A pixel on Olympus D-40 Zoom sensor is approx. 441% bigger than a pixel on Olympus SP-620 UZ.
Pixel density
10.26 MP/cm²
56.06 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: 45.8 µm (446%)
Olympus SP-620 UZ has approx. 446% higher pixel density than Olympus D-40 Zoom.
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Specs

Olympus D-40 Zoom
Olympus SP-620 UZ
Crop factor
4.87
5.62
Total megapixels
4.10
16.60
Effective megapixels
3.90
16.00
Optical zoom
2.8x
21x
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
100, 200, 400
Auto, High Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
80 cm
60 cm
Macro focus range
10 cm
1 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
35 - 98 mm
25 - 525 mm
Aperture priority
Yes
No
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f4.8
f3.1 - f5.8
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)
f13.6 - f23.4
f17.4 - f32.6
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
No
Min. shutter speed
16 sec
4 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/1000 sec
1/1500 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
None
White balance presets
5
5
Screen size
1.5"
3"
Screen resolution
114,000 dots
230,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
SmartMedia
SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
4 x AA batteries
Weight
270 g
226 g
Dimensions
87 x 69 x 44 mm
110 x 74 x 74 mm
Year
2001
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-40 Zoom diagonal

The diagonal of D-40 Zoom sensor is not 1/1.8 or 0.56" (14.1 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 8.89 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 7.11 mm
h = 5.33 mm
Diagonal =  7.11² + 5.33²   = 8.89 mm

Olympus SP-620 UZ diagonal

The diagonal of SP-620 UZ sensor is not 1/2.3 or 0.43" (11 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.7 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.16 mm
h = 4.62 mm
Diagonal =  6.16² + 4.62²   = 7.70 mm


Surface area

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

D-40 Zoom sensor area

Width = 7.11 mm
Height = 5.33 mm

Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 mm²

SP-620 UZ sensor area

Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm

Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 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-40 Zoom pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2277 pixels
Pixel pitch =   7.11  × 1000  = 3.12 µm
2277

SP-620 UZ pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Pixel pitch =   6.16  × 1000  = 1.34 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-40 Zoom pixel area

Pixel pitch = 3.12 µm

Pixel area = 3.12² = 9.73 µm²

SP-620 UZ pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.34 µm

Pixel area = 1.34² = 1.8 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-40 Zoom pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2277 pixels
Sensor width = 0.711 cm

Pixel density = (2277 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 10.26 MP/cm²

SP-620 UZ pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4612 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4612 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.06 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-40 Zoom sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 3.90
r = 7.11/5.33 = 1.33
X =  3.90 × 1000000  = 1712
1.33
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1712 × 1.33 = 2277
Resolution vertical: X = 1712

Sensor resolution = 2277 x 1712

SP-620 UZ sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.00
r = 6.16/4.62 = 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-40 Zoom crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.89 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 4.87
8.89

SP-620 UZ crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.70 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 5.62
7.70

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-40 Zoom equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.87
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.8

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.8) × 4.87 = f13.6 - f23.4

SP-620 UZ equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f3.1 - f5.8

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.1 - f5.8) × 5.62 = f17.4 - f32.6

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