Olympus SP 320 vs. Nikon D700
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Megapixels
7.41
12.10
Max. image resolution
3072 x 2304
4256 x 2832
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)
36 x 23.9 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.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
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.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Actual sensor size
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Surface area:
| 37.90 mm² | vs | 860.40 mm² |
Difference: 822.5 mm² (2170%)
D700 sensor is approx. 22.7x bigger than SP 320 sensor.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 2 year gap between Olympus SP 320 (2006) and Nikon D700 (2008).
All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
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.
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.
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.
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: 65.75 µm² (1277%)
A pixel on Nikon D700 sensor is approx. 1277% bigger than a pixel on Olympus SP 320.
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.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers,
click here.
Specs
Olympus SP 320
Nikon D700
Total megapixels
12.87
Effective megapixels
12.10
Optical zoom
Yes
Digital zoom
Yes
No
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800
Auto, 100 - 25600
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
20 cm
Macro focus range
2 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
38 - 114 mm
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f4.9
Metering
Centre weighted, ESP Digital, Spot
3D Matrix metering II, Centre weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
8min sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/2000 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
None
Optical (pentaprism)
White balance presets
7
12
Screen size
2.5"
3"
Screen resolution
115,000 dots
920,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
xD Picture card
CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
1x CR-V3, 2x AA
Lithium-Ion EN-EL3e rechargeable battery
Weight
180 g
1074 g
Dimensions
99.5 x 65 x 35 mm
147 x 123 x 77 mm
Year
2006
2008
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Diagonal
Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height
| Diagonal = √ | w² + h² |
Olympus SP 320 diagonal
The diagonal of SP 320 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
w = 7.11 mm
h = 5.33 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 7.11² + 5.33² | = 8.89 mm |
Nikon D700 diagonal
w = 36.00 mm
h = 23.90 mm
h = 23.90 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 36.00² + 23.90² | = 43.21 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
SP 320 sensor area
Width = 7.11 mm
Height = 5.33 mm
Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 mm²
Height = 5.33 mm
Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 mm²
D700 sensor area
Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 23.90 = 860.40 mm²
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 36.00 × 23.90 = 860.40 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 |
SP 320 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3139 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 3139 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 7.11 | × 1000 | = 2.27 µm |
| 3139 |
D700 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 36.00 | × 1000 | = 8.42 µm |
| 4275 |
Pixel area
The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
| Pixel area = | sensor surface area in mm² |
| effective megapixels |
SP 320 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 2.27 µm
Pixel area = 2.27² = 5.15 µm²
Pixel area = 2.27² = 5.15 µm²
D700 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 8.42 µm
Pixel area = 8.42² = 70.9 µm²
Pixel area = 8.42² = 70.9 µm²
Pixel density
Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:
One could also use this 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 |
SP 320 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 3139 pixels
Sensor width = 0.711 cm
Pixel density = (3139 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 19.49 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.711 cm
Pixel density = (3139 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 19.49 MP/cm²
D700 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4275 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4275 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.41 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.6 cm
Pixel density = (4275 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 1.41 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:
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:
Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
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 → |
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Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
SP 320 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 7.41
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2360 × 1.33 = 3139
Resolution vertical: X = 2360
Sensor resolution = 3139 x 2360
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 7.41
| r = 7.11/5.33 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2360
Sensor resolution = 3139 x 2360
D700 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2831 × 1.51 = 4275
Resolution vertical: X = 2831
Sensor resolution = 4275 x 2831
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
| r = 36.00/23.90 = 1.51 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 2831
Sensor resolution = 4275 x 2831
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 |
SP 320 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.89 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 4.87 |
| 8.89 |
D700 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.21 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.21 |
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).
SP 320 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
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.9
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.9) × 4.87 = f13.6 - f23.9
D700 equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Nikon D700, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Nikon D700 is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Nikon D700 is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
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