Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100 vs. Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100

Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

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Megapixels

5.10

12.00

Max. image resolution

2592 x 1944

4000 x 3000

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)

1/1.6" (~ 8 x 6 mm)

Sensor resolution

2604 x 1958

3995 x 3004

Diagonal

8.89 mm

10.00 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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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100		Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

Surface area:

37.90 mm²

48.00 mm²

Difference: 10.1 mm² (27%)

F60fd sensor is approx. 1.27x bigger than P100 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 4 year gap between Sony P100 (2004) and Fujifilm F60fd (2008). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

2.73 µm

2 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: 0.73 µm (37%)

Pixel pitch of P100 is approx. 37% higher than pixel pitch of F60fd.

Pixel area

7.45 µm²

4 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: 3.45 µm² (86%)

A pixel on Sony P100 sensor is approx. 86% bigger than a pixel on Fujifilm F60fd.

Pixel density

13.41 MP/cm²

24.94 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 (86%)

Fujifilm F60fd has approx. 86% higher pixel density than Sony P100.

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

Specs

Sony P100

Fujifilm F60fd

Crop factor

4.87

4.33

Total megapixels

Effective megapixels

12.00

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto, 100, 200, 400

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

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

50 cm

45 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

7 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

38 - 114 mm

35 - 105 mm

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

f2.8 - f5.2

f2.8 - f5.1

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

f13.6 - f25.3

f12.1 - f22.1

Metering

Matrix, Spot

TTL 256-zones metering

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

30 sec

8 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/1000 sec

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Optical (tunnel)

None

White balance presets

Screen size

1.5"

Screen resolution

123,000 dots

230,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro

SDHC, Secure Digital, xD Picture card

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

InfoLithium (NP-FR1)

NP-50 Li Ion battery

Weight

158 g

163 g

Dimensions

108 x 52 x 26 mm

92.5 x 59.2 x 22.9 mm

Year

2004

2008

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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

Sony P100 diagonal

The diagonal of P100 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

Fujifilm F60fd diagonal

The diagonal of F60fd sensor is not 1/1.6 or 0.63" (15.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 10 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 8.00 mm
h = 6.00 mm

Diagonal = √

8.00² + 6.00²

= 10.00 mm

Surface area

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

P100 sensor area

Width = 7.11 mm
Height = 5.33 mm

Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 mm²

F60fd sensor area

Width = 8.00 mm
Height = 6.00 mm

Surface area = 8.00 × 6.00 = 48.00 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

P100 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels

Pixel pitch =	7.11	× 1000	= 2.73 µm
	2604

F60fd pixel pitch

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels

Pixel pitch =	8.00	× 1000	= 2 µm
	3995

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

P100 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.73 µm

Pixel area = 2.73² = 7.45 µm²

F60fd pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2 µm

Pixel area = 2² = 4 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

P100 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 2604 pixels
Sensor width = 0.711 cm

Pixel density = (2604 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 13.41 MP/cm²

F60fd pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3995 pixels
Sensor width = 0.8 cm

Pixel density = (3995 / 0.8)² / 1000000 = 24.94 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

P100 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 5.10

r = 7.11/5.33 = 1.33

X = √	5.10 × 1000000	= 1958
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1958 × 1.33 = 2604
Resolution vertical: X = 1958

Sensor resolution = 2604 x 1958

F60fd sensor resolution

Sensor width = 8.00 mm
Sensor height = 6.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.00

r = 8.00/6.00 = 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

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

P100 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.89 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.87
	8.89

F60fd crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 10.00 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.33
	10.00

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).

P100 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.87
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.2

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.2) × 4.87 = f13.6 - f25.3

F60fd equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 4.33
Aperture = f2.8 - f5.1

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f5.1) × 4.33 = f12.1 - f22.1

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