Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2

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Megapixels

6.00

Max. image resolution

2816 x 2112

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)

1/2.33" (~ 6.08 x 4.56 mm)

Sensor resolution

2825 x 2124

Diagonal

7.19 mm

7.60 mm

Sensor size comparison

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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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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX10		Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2

Surface area:

24.84 mm²

27.72 mm²

Difference: 2.88 mm² (12%)

TZ2 sensor is approx. 1.12x bigger than FX10 sensor.

Pixel pitch

2.04 µm

2.15 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: 0.11 µm (5%)

Pixel pitch of TZ2 is approx. 5% higher than pixel pitch of FX10.

Pixel area

4.16 µm²

4.62 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: 0.46 µm² (11%)

A pixel on Panasonic TZ2 sensor is approx. 11% bigger than a pixel on Panasonic FX10.

Pixel density

24.14 MP/cm²

21.59 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: 2.55 µm (12%)

Panasonic FX10 has approx. 12% higher pixel density than Panasonic TZ2.

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Specs

Panasonic FX10

Panasonic TZ2

Crop factor

6.02

5.69

Total megapixels

6.30

7.40

Effective megapixels

6.00

Optical zoom

10x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 3200

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 2000

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

Macro focus range

5 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

35 - 105 mm

28 - 280 mm

Aperture priority

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f5

f3.3 - f4.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f16.9 - f30.1

f18.8 - f27.9

Metering

Multi-segment

Centre weighted, Multi Spot, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Min. shutter speed

60 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.5"

Screen resolution

115,000 dots

207,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

Secure Digital

USB

USB 1.0

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Lithium-Ion rechargeable

Weight

125 g

222 g

Dimensions

94.1 x 51.4 x 24.2 mm

105 x 59.2 x 36.7 mm

Year

2007

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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

Panasonic FX10 diagonal

The diagonal of FX10 sensor is not 1/2.5 or 0.4" (10.2 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.19 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 5.75 mm
h = 4.32 mm

Diagonal = √

5.75² + 4.32²

= 7.19 mm

Panasonic TZ2 diagonal

The diagonal of TZ2 sensor is not 1/2.33 or 0.43" (10.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.6 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.08 mm
h = 4.56 mm

Diagonal = √

6.08² + 4.56²

= 7.60 mm

Surface area

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

FX10 sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²

TZ2 sensor area

Width = 6.08 mm
Height = 4.56 mm

Surface area = 6.08 × 4.56 = 27.72 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

FX10 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 2.04 µm
	2825

TZ2 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.08 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.08	× 1000	= 2.15 µm
	2825

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

FX10 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.04 µm

Pixel area = 2.04² = 4.16 µm²

TZ2 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.15 µm

Pixel area = 2.15² = 4.62 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

FX10 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (2825 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 24.14 MP/cm²

TZ2 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels
Sensor width = 0.608 cm

Pixel density = (2825 / 0.608)² / 1000000 = 21.59 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

FX10 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 6.00

r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33

X = √	6.00 × 1000000	= 2124
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2124 × 1.33 = 2825
Resolution vertical: X = 2124

Sensor resolution = 2825 x 2124

TZ2 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.08 mm
Sensor height = 4.56 mm
Effective megapixels = 6.00

r = 6.08/4.56 = 1.33

X = √	6.00 × 1000000	= 2124
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2124 × 1.33 = 2825
Resolution vertical: X = 2124

Sensor resolution = 2825 x 2124

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

FX10 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

TZ2 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.60 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.69
	7.60

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).

FX10 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f5

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5) × 6.02 = f16.9 - f30.1

TZ2 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.69
Aperture = f3.3 - f4.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.3 - f4.9) × 5.69 = f18.8 - f27.9

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