Olympus FE-300 vs. Olympus mju 800 black

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Olympus FE-300

Olympus mju 800 black

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Megapixels

12.00

8.30

Max. image resolution

4000 x 3000

3264 x 2448

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/1.72" (~ 7.44 x 5.58 mm)

1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)

Sensor resolution

3995 x 3004

3322 x 2498

Diagonal

9.30 mm

8.89 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 FE-300		Olympus mju 800 black

Surface area:

41.52 mm²

37.90 mm²

Difference: 3.62 mm² (10%)

FE-300 sensor is approx. 1.1x bigger than mju 800 black sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 2 year gap between Olympus FE-300 (2007) and Olympus mju 800 black (2005). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

1.86 µm

2.14 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: 0.28 µm (15%)

Pixel pitch of mju 800 black is approx. 15% higher than pixel pitch of FE-300.

Pixel area

3.46 µm²

4.58 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: 1.12 µm² (32%)

A pixel on Olympus mju 800 black sensor is approx. 32% bigger than a pixel on Olympus FE-300.

Pixel density

28.83 MP/cm²

21.83 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: 7 µm (32%)

Olympus FE-300 has approx. 32% higher pixel density than Olympus mju 800 black.

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Specs

Olympus FE-300

Olympus mju 800 black

Crop factor

4.65

4.87

Total megapixels

12.40

Effective megapixels

12.00

Optical zoom

Yes

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400

Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

60 cm

50 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

3 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

35 - 105 mm

38 - 114 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f4.7

f2.8 - f4.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f13 - f21.9

f13.6 - f23.9

Metering

ESP Digital

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

1/2 sec

4 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1000 sec

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.5"

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

215,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

xD Picture card

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

USB 1.1

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Lithium-Ion rechargeable

Li-Ion

Weight

115 g

181 g

Dimensions

94 x 56.5 x 22.1 mm

103 x 57.5 x 33 mm

Year

2007

2005

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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 FE-300 diagonal

The diagonal of FE-300 sensor is not 1/1.72 or 0.58" (14.8 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 9.3 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 7.44 mm
h = 5.58 mm

Diagonal = √

7.44² + 5.58²

= 9.30 mm

Olympus mju 800 black diagonal

The diagonal of mju 800 black 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

Surface area

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

FE-300 sensor area

Width = 7.44 mm
Height = 5.58 mm

Surface area = 7.44 × 5.58 = 41.52 mm²

mju 800 black sensor area

Width = 7.11 mm
Height = 5.33 mm

Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 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

FE-300 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.44 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels

Pixel pitch =	7.44	× 1000	= 1.86 µm
	3995

mju 800 black pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3322 pixels

Pixel pitch =	7.11	× 1000	= 2.14 µm
	3322

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

FE-300 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.86 µm

Pixel area = 1.86² = 3.46 µm²

mju 800 black pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.14 µm

Pixel area = 2.14² = 4.58 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

FE-300 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels
Sensor width = 0.744 cm

Pixel density = (3995 / 0.744)² / 1000000 = 28.83 MP/cm²

mju 800 black pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3322 pixels
Sensor width = 0.711 cm

Pixel density = (3322 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 21.83 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

FE-300 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.44 mm
Sensor height = 5.58 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.00

r = 7.44/5.58 = 1.33

X = √	12.00 × 1000000	= 3004
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3004 × 1.33 = 3995
Resolution vertical: X = 3004

Sensor resolution = 3995 x 3004

mju 800 black sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.30

r = 7.11/5.33 = 1.33

X = √	8.30 × 1000000	= 2498
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2498 × 1.33 = 3322
Resolution vertical: X = 2498

Sensor resolution = 3322 x 2498

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

FE-300 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 9.30 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.65
	9.30

mju 800 black crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.89 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.87
	8.89

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).

FE-300 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.65
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.7

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.7) × 4.65 = f13 - f21.9

mju 800 black equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.87
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.9) × 4.87 = f13.6 - f23.9

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