Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS60 vs. Fujifilm FinePix S8200

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS60

Fujifilm FinePix S8200

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Megapixels

6.00

16.20

Max. image resolution

2816 x 2112

4608 x 3456

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

CMOS

Sensor size

1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)

1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)

Sensor resolution

2825 x 2124

4642 x 3490

Diagonal

7.19 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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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS60		Fujifilm FinePix S8200

Surface area:

24.84 mm²

28.46 mm²

Difference: 3.62 mm² (15%)

S8200 sensor is approx. 1.15x bigger than LS60 sensor.

Note: You are comparing sensors of very different generations. There is a gap of 6 years between Panasonic LS60 (2007) and Fujifilm S8200 (2013). Six years is a lot of time in terms of technology, meaning newer sensors are overall much more efficient than the older ones.

Pixel pitch

2.04 µm

1.33 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: 0.71 µm (53%)

Pixel pitch of LS60 is approx. 53% higher than pixel pitch of S8200.

Pixel area

4.16 µm²

1.77 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: 2.39 µm² (135%)

A pixel on Panasonic LS60 sensor is approx. 135% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm S8200.

Pixel density

24.14 MP/cm²

56.79 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: 32.65 µm (135%)

Fujifilm S8200 has approx. 135% higher pixel density than Panasonic LS60.

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

Specs

Panasonic LS60

Fujifilm S8200

Crop factor

6.02

5.62

Total megapixels

6.30

Effective megapixels

6.00

16.20

Optical zoom

40x

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

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

Auto, 64, 100, 200, 300, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

45 cm

Macro focus range

5 cm

1 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

35 - 105 mm

24 - 960 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f5

f2.9 - f6.5

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f16.9 - f30.1

f16.3 - f36.5

Metering

Multi-segment

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

60 sec

8 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

1/7000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

Electronic

White balance presets

Screen size

Screen resolution

86,000 dots

460,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

Secure Digital

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 type alkaline batteries

Weight

135 g

670 g

Dimensions

93.7 x 62.0 x 29.7 mm

122.6 x 86.9 x 116.2 mm

Year

2007

2013

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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 LS60 diagonal

The diagonal of LS60 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

Fujifilm S8200 diagonal

The diagonal of S8200 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.

LS60 sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 mm²

S8200 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

LS60 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels

Pixel pitch =	5.75	× 1000	= 2.04 µm
	2825

S8200 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4642 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.16	× 1000	= 1.33 µm
	4642

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

LS60 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.04 µm

Pixel area = 2.04² = 4.16 µm²

S8200 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.33 µm

Pixel area = 1.33² = 1.77 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

LS60 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2825 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

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

S8200 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 4642 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm

Pixel density = (4642 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 56.79 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

LS60 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

S8200 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 16.20

r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33

X = √	16.20 × 1000000	= 3490
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3490 × 1.33 = 4642
Resolution vertical: X = 3490

Sensor resolution = 4642 x 3490

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

LS60 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 6.02
	7.19

S8200 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).

LS60 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f2.8 - f5

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

S8200 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f2.9 - f6.5

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.9 - f6.5) × 5.62 = f16.3 - f36.5

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