Rollei d530 flex vs. Rollei da10

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Megapixels
5.00
5.00
Max. image resolution
2552 x 1920
2592 x 1944

Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
CCD
Sensor size
2/3" (~ 8.8 x 6.6 mm)
1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)
Sensor resolution
2579 x 1939
2579 x 1939
Diagonal
11.00 mm
7.19 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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2.34 : 1
(ratio)
Rollei d530 flex Rollei da10
Surface area:
58.08 mm² vs 24.84 mm²
Difference: 33.24 mm² (134%)
d530 flex sensor is approx. 2.34x bigger than da10 sensor.
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 4 year gap between Rollei d530 flex (2002) and Rollei da10 (2006). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
Pixel pitch
3.41 µm
2.23 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: 1.18 µm (53%)
Pixel pitch of d530 flex is approx. 53% higher than pixel pitch of da10.
Pixel area
11.63 µm²
4.97 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: 6.66 µm² (134%)
A pixel on Rollei d530 flex sensor is approx. 134% bigger than a pixel on Rollei da10.
Pixel density
8.59 MP/cm²
20.12 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: 11.53 µm (134%)
Rollei da10 has approx. 134% higher pixel density than Rollei d530 flex.
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Specs

Rollei d530 flex
Rollei da10
Crop factor
3.93
6.02
Total megapixels
Effective megapixels
Optical zoom
Yes
Yes
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
100
Auto, 50, 100, 200
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
60 cm
10 cm
Macro focus range
10 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
40 - 120 mm
40 - 110 mm
Aperture priority
Yes
No
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f4
f3.2 - f5.4
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)
f11 - f15.7
f19.3 - f32.5
Metering
Centre weighted
Centre weighted, Multi Spot, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
No
Min. shutter speed
1 sec
15 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/1000 sec
1/2000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical
None
White balance presets
5
Screen size
2.5"
2.5"
Screen resolution
112,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
Storage types
Secure Digital
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
2x AA
Weight
800 g
125 g
Dimensions
151 x 102 x 106 mm
91 x 56 x 22,7 mm
Year
2002
2006




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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

Rollei d530 flex diagonal

The diagonal of d530 flex sensor is not 2/3 or 0.67" (16.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 11 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 8.80 mm
h = 6.60 mm
Diagonal = √  8.80² + 6.60²   = 11.00 mm

Rollei da10 diagonal

The diagonal of da10 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


Surface area

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

d530 flex sensor area

Width = 8.80 mm
Height = 6.60 mm

Surface area = 8.80 × 6.60 = 58.08 mm²

da10 sensor area

Width = 5.75 mm
Height = 4.32 mm

Surface area = 5.75 × 4.32 = 24.84 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

d530 flex pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2579 pixels
Pixel pitch =   8.80  × 1000  = 3.41 µm
2579

da10 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2579 pixels
Pixel pitch =   5.75  × 1000  = 2.23 µm
2579


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

d530 flex pixel area

Pixel pitch = 3.41 µm

Pixel area = 3.41² = 11.63 µm²

da10 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.23 µm

Pixel area = 2.23² = 4.97 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

d530 flex pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2579 pixels
Sensor width = 0.88 cm

Pixel density = (2579 / 0.88)² / 1000000 = 8.59 MP/cm²

da10 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2579 pixels
Sensor width = 0.575 cm

Pixel density = (2579 / 0.575)² / 1000000 = 20.12 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

d530 flex sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.80 mm
Sensor height = 6.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.00
r = 8.80/6.60 = 1.33
X = √  5.00 × 1000000  = 1939
1.33
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1939 × 1.33 = 2579
Resolution vertical: X = 1939

Sensor resolution = 2579 x 1939

da10 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.75 mm
Sensor height = 4.32 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.00
r = 5.75/4.32 = 1.33
X = √  5.00 × 1000000  = 1939
1.33
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1939 × 1.33 = 2579
Resolution vertical: X = 1939

Sensor resolution = 2579 x 1939


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


d530 flex crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 11.00 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 3.93
11.00

da10 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.19 mm
Crop factor =   43.27  = 6.02
7.19

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).

d530 flex equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 3.93
Aperture = f2.8 - f4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4) × 3.93 = f11 - f15.7

da10 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.02
Aperture = f3.2 - f5.4

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.2 - f5.4) × 6.02 = f19.3 - f32.5

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