Toshiba PDR M5 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
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Megapixels
2.10
12.10
Max. image resolution
1600 x 1200
4000 x 3000
Sensor
Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
1/2" (~ 6.4 x 4.8 mm)
1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 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:
| 30.72 mm² | vs | 28.46 mm² |
Difference: 2.26 mm² (8%)
PDR M5 sensor is approx. 1.08x bigger than FZ200 sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations.
There is a gap of 13 years between Toshiba PDR M5 (1999) and
Panasonic FZ200 (2012).
Thirteen years is a huge amount of time,
technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more
efficient than the older one.
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: 12.3 µm² (519%)
A pixel on Toshiba PDR M5 sensor is approx. 519% bigger than a pixel on Panasonic FZ200.
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
Toshiba PDR M5
Panasonic FZ200
Total megapixels
12.80
Effective megapixels
12.10
Optical zoom
Yes
24x
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 100, 200, 400
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, (6400 with boost)
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
90 cm
30 cm
Macro focus range
25 cm
1 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
40 - 120 mm
25 - 600 mm
Aperture priority
No
Yes
Max. aperture
f3.8 - f5.5
f2.8
Metering
Centre weighted
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±1.5 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1/2 sec
60 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/1000 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical
Electronic
White balance presets
5
5
Screen size
1.8"
3"
Screen resolution
122,320 dots
460,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
1920x1080 (60p/60i/30p)
Storage types
SmartMedia
SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
USB
USB 1.1
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Li-Ion
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Weight
370 g
588 g
Dimensions
130 x 78 x 70 mm
125 x 87 x 110 mm
Year
1999
2012
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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 |
Toshiba PDR M5 diagonal
The diagonal of PDR M5 sensor is not 1/2 or 0.5" (12.7 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of
that value - 8 mm. If you want to know why, see
sensor sizes.
w = 6.40 mm
h = 4.80 mm
w = 6.40 mm
h = 4.80 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 6.40² + 4.80² | = 8.00 mm |
Panasonic FZ200 diagonal
The diagonal of FZ200 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
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.
PDR M5 sensor area
Width = 6.40 mm
Height = 4.80 mm
Surface area = 6.40 × 4.80 = 30.72 mm²
Height = 4.80 mm
Surface area = 6.40 × 4.80 = 30.72 mm²
FZ200 sensor area
Width = 6.16 mm
Height = 4.62 mm
Surface area = 6.16 × 4.62 = 28.46 mm²
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 |
PDR M5 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1672 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 1672 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 6.40 | × 1000 | = 3.83 µm |
| 1672 |
FZ200 pixel pitch
Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor resolution width = 4011 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 4011 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 6.16 | × 1000 | = 1.54 µm |
| 4011 |
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 |
PDR M5 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 3.83 µm
Pixel area = 3.83² = 14.67 µm²
Pixel area = 3.83² = 14.67 µm²
FZ200 pixel area
Pixel pitch = 1.54 µm
Pixel area = 1.54² = 2.37 µm²
Pixel area = 1.54² = 2.37 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 |
PDR M5 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 1672 pixels
Sensor width = 0.64 cm
Pixel density = (1672 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 6.83 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.64 cm
Pixel density = (1672 / 0.64)² / 1000000 = 6.83 MP/cm²
FZ200 pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 4011 pixels
Sensor width = 0.616 cm
Pixel density = (4011 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 42.4 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 0.616 cm
Pixel density = (4011 / 0.616)² / 1000000 = 42.4 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
PDR M5 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 6.40 mm
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 2.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1257 × 1.33 = 1672
Resolution vertical: X = 1257
Sensor resolution = 1672 x 1257
Sensor height = 4.80 mm
Effective megapixels = 2.10
| r = 6.40/4.80 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 1257
Sensor resolution = 1672 x 1257
FZ200 sensor resolution
Sensor width = 6.16 mm
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3016 × 1.33 = 4011
Resolution vertical: X = 3016
Sensor resolution = 4011 x 3016
Sensor height = 4.62 mm
Effective megapixels = 12.10
| r = 6.16/4.62 = 1.33 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 3016
Sensor resolution = 4011 x 3016
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 |
PDR M5 crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.00 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 5.41 |
| 8.00 |
FZ200 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).
PDR M5 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 5.41
Aperture = f3.8 - f5.5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.8 - f5.5) × 5.41 = f20.6 - f29.8
Aperture = f3.8 - f5.5
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.8 - f5.5) × 5.41 = f20.6 - f29.8
FZ200 equivalent aperture
Crop factor = 5.62
Aperture = f2.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8) × 5.62 = f15.7
Aperture = f2.8
35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8) × 5.62 = f15.7
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