Camera Sensor Size Explained
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Every single digital camera has a digital sensor of some sort, expensive cameras have large sensors and the cheapest cameras tend to have the smallest sensors available. In this video we discuss how sensor size influences your photos & videos so you can easily decide whether upgrading to a more professional camera is worth it for you.
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Sensor size explained in under 4 minutes in a way that a new photographer (me) can understand... Good job
Thanks Ray, I think there is a huge disconnect in the industry about the effects of a larger sensor and whether or not it's worth the money. Instead we are given very vague and basic explanations like larger sensors are better in low light etc but how much better is the question & at what cost.
It’ s good video for me as well,who will work at new job(company) which making camera module sensor of mobile phone.
Amazing you did a very good job of making me understand sensor size in so little time. Thanks!
You are proficient at taking a technical subject and putting it in terms a neophyte can easily understand. The pictures and diagrams enhance your explanation. This is a professional presentation.
Very informative & professional. You know your cam business. Big UPS!
Hi THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO I HAVE A QUESTION ⁉️ I WANT TO KNOW BIGGEST SENSOR SIZE AND IN ANY MODEL OF CAMERA'S PLEASE TELL ME I WANT TO BUY OK OR CANON R5C
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The best camera sensor size explanation video out there; thumbs up.
great info!!! Music takes away our attention. but overall good video =)
A couple of years ago I would have agreed with everything you just stated, and to a degree it’s still true. BUT (yep there is one) technology has dramatically improved.
I use a number of pro ‘so called’ cinematic cameras. I also use expensive ENG cameras that have small sensors, but great image quality - even 4K.
Shallow DOF is more to do with focal length and aperture than sensor size. Super 35 is a tad bigger than APS, yet the light gathering is so much better than my full frame 5Dmklll
I also capture better DOF because the focal length and and better light gathering allows me to close low light situations with a wider aperture.
Some of the new Sony kit today has changed the way we work.
Even my Canon ENG cameras have light capturing ability that just a few years ago would have been a dream. So, today ‘bigger’ isn’t always better - the game is changing. As a last example, look at today’s smartphones. My Samsung S8 has a camera sensor so tiny you’d expect rubbish images, but no, we’ve reached amazing quality. Think phones of 10 years ago by comparison.
Great video though 👍
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All of those things you mentioned are relevant; and increasingly more advanced electronics can make up for a lot of ground. Nevertheless, if you begin with a small sensor none of those things will matter much.
Perhaps, in another 10 years or so we'll be able to get the equivalent acceptable DOF of a large sensor with a tiny cell phone, but for now...for right now, that's still not the case.
I think you kind of skipped over the DOF issue relating to sensor size by just saying "Performance". We could have used more examples and more clear explanations.
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The arcade music distracts.
Good info, thank you very much :) if I may come with a suggestion though; please ditch the the harmonica jingle, it is distracting beyond words :D All
All the best
This is the third or fourth explanation I have found, and the best. The only one that did not say that you MUST have a full frame sensor if you want to take anything but snapshots. Thank you!
GOOD JOB ,thanks no a understand censor size ,
I feel that another disadvantage to full frame would be that it's harder to focus pull in video because of how thin the DoF is. Great video, though!
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Thank you. You explained everything in such a clear way. I am very grateful as this has been a difficult concept for me to grasp. I've subscribed. Keep it up.
I still dont understand, why videos from old Sony a7S (2014) I like better than from Sony 6400 (and from other aps-c) which to me looks videos more unnaturally and to digitally?
Thank you so much for this Video!! Really helpful!
Your videos are very helpful to understand how a camera works for beginners like me. Beautifully explained 👍
Such a good explanation, thank you!
This is super! It is excellent how you get to the point and show wonderful examples of what you are talking about! Keep going with your format. You will build a strong following. I really just love how you get to the point in a normal voice without senseless rambling and/or walking around showing yourself talking. Thank you for a very informative video.
But BMPCC4K has Micro Four Thirds and it has pretty high dynamic range and low light performance because of the dual ISO
Great job! Super helpful and well explained. Much appreciated.
Was looking for a video that explained sensor size and this is the one that caught my eye. As a beginner Mobile and Drone photographer, this helped so much in understanding how camera sensor work. Thank you🙏🏾
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I have both. I use my ff for potraits and the crop sensor for travel. I just like the reach of the crop when dping landscapes and wildlife.
Subscribed and liked as you have presented a very knowledgeable video. Thank YOU. Stay tuned. Stay safe.
nice video; thanks for uploading :-)
(1:23) sorry, but this is obviously not completely correct. for example exmor sensors were produced in a varity of designs. the Sony Alpha 7RIII for example has a fullframe sensor with 42.4 mp and a pixel size of 4.50 μm. The Panasonic GH5S has a Micro Four Thirds sensor even have a bigger pixel sizes of 4.63 μm each. that shows that bigger sensors doesnt necessarily have bigger pixels. it's rather a question of design. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exmor
The point I was trying to make is straightforward. If you have two cameras with the same megapixel count but different sensor sizes, then the one with the larger sensor will have larger photosites. Your argument doesn't apply here simply because the two cameras you are comparing have different megapixel counts of which in the case you've given, give the GH5s an advantage even though it has a much smaller sensor because it has such a low megapixel count.
Thank you for making this video. Have a BEAUTIFULL DAY
1/2.3 inch 12megapixel CMOS vs 1/1.3 48megapixel inch CMOS sensor which is best ??? Plz answer me bro
you just explained everything i wanted to know
GREAT JOB
You're welcome buddy!
Very disappointed with this video, I had to turn it right down because of that annoying background music so I couldn't hear you talking.
What is 1-type High Sensitivity MOS Sensor in Panasonic camera?
still having trouble understanding this, also why are you explaining in cm when youd video says mm, sorry its just a bit confusing when I'm trying to follow along
Nice video, thanks for sharing. I'd recommend removing the background music, it's very distracting.
the new xoaomi mi 11 ultra phone has a 1/1,12" sensor, i still have no idea if that is big or not xD
How to choose right Image sensor & how image sensor works: ua-cam.com/video/FJRO77HcJ74/v-deo.html
This video will help you learn how to choose the right Image sensor and how image sensor works. You will also learn about the factors to be considered while choosing an image sensor for a specific application.
thanks you 4explained that well. but what pic had the bigger sensor? I'm a bit thick with technology. thanks mate.
Nice but I have to add that depth of field (DOF) does not correlate with sensor size. The picture you had on offer is not the same settings. It might be the same Focal length lens and the same aperture, but it is not the same distance from the subject.
Physics dictates DOF. The parameters of the DOF in physics are focal length, aperture, and distance to the subject. How big your screen/sensor behind those optical elements are will not change DOF. If you would use all the same settings including distance to the subject it would have the same DOF and same bokkeh.
What you did was move further to compensate for the crop factor. It is clear from the angles between the prime subject and background on the photo that your distance to the prime subject has changed, which changed the DOF. The was to properly demonstrate this is to make the same photo at the same distance with the same settings. Then crop the full frame to a smaller sensor. Compare those two pictures and your DOF will be exactly the same. (Even if you don't crop your full frame image the DOF will be exactly the same but it is easier to see)
So saying that sensor size affects DOF is wrong. Sensor size affects your image size. Trying to frame the image similarly on a smaller canvas/sensor is what changes your DOF. But doing so also changes the distances and angles between subjects so it really isn't the same image, now is it?
TLDR: Sensor size wont change your DOF at the same settings, but changing the distance to the subject to compensate for the crop factor will (It will also change the composition from closer and further away subjects as well as the angles between them)
Thanks for this Axel, I have highlighted your comment.
Bokeh is 'created' by the lens opening or the 'entrance pupil'. A different focal length or crop factor is just like zooming in on the picture it magnifies the bokeh but it's not really the source of it. A full frame with a 50mm/1.4 will produce twice the bokeh than a 4/3 25mm/1.4. Both systems have the same geometry the same 'type' of lens, both produce the same FOV. But the big one has a lens opening that's 35mm and the smaller one 17. If you want to recreate the same bokeh on the 4/3 you need a 0.75 lens. Which is a difficult and expensive beast to produce.
Unless you get into the really long lenses then things are a little bit different. a 200mm/2.8 on FF will give the same picture as 100mm/1.4 on 4/3 including the bokeh. It's because the large lens is limited by the size of the front element, not the difficulty of making 0.7 make proper pictures. So if you're shooting birds of something like that you might just be better of with a smaller sensor.
Super clear explanation while keeping it short. Only the music is a bit annoying, anyway, good job
interesting stuff but, no need to play music like that..... especially when your talking.
thanks, I'm buying a high end camera today and this video REALLY helped. I'm looking into a mirrorless full frame or mirrorless APS-C, 4k video etc. Thank you for the simple advice! A lot of other videos can't explain it simply enough and I left frustrated!
Thanks for the video... I finally understand what a sensor means
Awesome man..you explained it good..keep it up
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For video conferencing or online meetings, can having a bigger sensor size gives more benefit? Or it's not worth it!
What this number mean (1/2.5 ") mean for galaxy s7?
Thank you for this! I did not understand sensor resolution/size at all until I watched this.
Thank-you in 2022 for not overcomplicating this explanation. I fully understand now. Low light is important to me because I record lots of indoor events and I thought I had it going on with my 1" sensor in my Sony AX700. I gotta run some low light and AF tests with the full frame sensor in my D850. I've never even thought about using it for video but I need to at least test it.
Dude the background music is annoying, hard to hear your information
Excellent!- many thanks, great explanation
Hi can you explain y nikon cool pix p1000 has the smallest sensor on your list and is not a cheap camera one of there cheaper models has the 1 inch sensor being 700pounds cheaper I have also noticed that the more powerful the optical zoom the smaller the sensor so its not about being cheap camera or expensive camera can you exsplain please
It's generally a combination of the lens and the sensor. The P1000 has a very complex 24-3000mm telephoto lens which pretty much doesn't exist in photography, so this is a world first. Even though the sensor is tiny, that lens must've cost a ton of money to develop.
wast of time. as you can replace the word sensor with anything in this video.
Awesome video!
I’m busy shopping for a new camera and this video has been very helpful! Thank you!
Music too distracting, could not hear you without being distracted
I think your "squared" sizes are a bit out! The full frame dSLR has a sensor size of 8.6 square centimetres NOT 8.6 centimetres squared etc!!!
I'm sorry I was taught under the British system. There's no difference for us. Both refer to an area, that area being 8.6cm².
Thank you for helping me to understand this !!
Very useful video. Thank you!
The music is disturbing and loud ,but a great information
Excellent explanation - clear and to the point. Thank you!
just learned what a sensor is in under 4min, thank you forreal
Good vedio but please reduce the music loudness next time
what's the sensor size of iPhone 13 pro ? (I guess it's a lot smaller compared to full frame sensor) but why is that we get great pictures on iphone than in full frame cams ??!
That is more to do with computational photography. Modern smartphones are now using complex algorithms and image processing engines to essentially create similar results to larger SLR style cameras.
Thank u Sir! I want to buy a camera, could you help me to know, which one have better sensors
Thanks much, very helpful!
Anyway, which is better? A 1 inch sensor or 1/4 sensor?
Hey man thanks for the input I learned some good stuff my photography teacher never told us! Nice work
informative. thanks!
So this why idont base on pixel of camera instead on sensor
If a tone of the subject has counted by 30 000 photons with the same exposure for both formats, how gull frame has "stronger" signal ?
Compared to 4/3 full frame has 4 times the surface area. If you scale up the lens equally it will have twice the focal distance and four times the front element area. The picture in terms of FOV will be the same. The bokeh is twice because the front element or 'entrance pupil' is twice the size. The amount of light gathered will be 4 times (obviously). The light density per square mm will be the same on both sensors.
Say the small sensor is 1000x1000 pixels and the large one 2000x2000 for easy comparison. The amount of light per pixel will be the same. The noise per pixel will also be the same. But, if you scale the 2000x2000 picture down to 1000x1000 (or display it the same size) noise will be decreased because noise is located in the details, in the higher frequency part of the spectrum. The noise is pushed further away into smaller scale and therefore less visible. If you take the average of 2 pixels noise gets reduced by 3db. If you take the average of 4 pixels noise gets reduced by 6db. Which is one f-stop I believe.
Now you can also see that resolution of a certain sensor size doesn't really matter, smaller pixels are noiser but if you scale the thing down to the same image size you end up with the same noise levels. More or less, there are some technical details here that come into play smaller pixels are noisier but not that much.
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Good, concise, information. Cheers.
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loved how it was explained... music in background though
+Azamat Alymkulov Thanks a lot for the feedback. Music has been one of the most challenging aspects of my channel, what music genre do you recommend for the type of videos I produce?
Specifically that music was distracting for me. Just an opinion, bro. I am sure your preference in music genres is as good as your video content.
Music tastes vary great and will never satisfy everyone. As long as it doesn't take away from the message. The best you can do is go with the majority and leave it at that.
Lel Perth and Curtin ;) love it, great video. Cheers!
Simple and easy explanation 👌
Have a like sir! Well explained!
Thank you bro, well understood
Plz Use the cool bgm on your next videos..
This bgm is not cool and not fit
And your information very useful for me , thanks
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Thx bro.
Thank you so much man !
You are a lifesaver !
greatly explained!
excellent.
I purchased a Panasonic Lumix FZ2500 because their site showed it as having a large 1" sensor. I have subsequently discovered that the information is totally misleading, as the sensor is in fact a lot smaller than 1" diagonal. When I asked Panasonic to explain, I was sent pages of technical jargon showing where and how the 1" sensor was sized and that it is only CALLED that. I now have a good camera, but with a sensor much smaller than I was led to believe.
Thanks for this golden video fam
@0:52 what you are saying is xx cm squared what is written is xx*xx-xx cm. What is that?
That is a range of full frame sensor sizes. Some manufacturers use the 36x23.9mm standard for their full frame sensors, while others use 36x24.3mm. They are just dimensions.
Hi sir, how do we calculate the sensor's width and height using this image sensor format specified in 1/ inch ??
What is the difference between cmos sensor and Aps-c sensor?
CMOS is a technology used to make efficient intergrated circuits, so it is the chip technology of the sensor. Advanced Photo System type C (APS-C) is a sensor size format, so in other words it is a type of digital image sensor size.
Good explanation but music is annoying.
With video cameras do the sensor sizes affect crop factors, and if so how much do they affect it.
Yes they do, it all depends on the sensor size in question.
You are amazing explaining staff!
Thanks a lot buddy, glad to help!
Thanks for the informative video. I was wondering how the sensor sizes stack up against one another. It's awesome how you get right to the point. Too many UA-camrs just mug for the camera as if trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.
tbh i thought this was an ad at the start
I say no to the music, but useful info
Before digital cameras , there was 35 m m film , 6 by 6 centimetre and 5 by 4 inch camera film which which gave us good , better and best clarity photos .
Wow this just cleared up so many questions I’ve been confused about for a while! Thanks so much man. I appreciate you❤️
Don't smaller sensors actually have a better depth of field?
No. This video should clarify a few things on what is a pretty complicated topic. ua-cam.com/video/ZUbU6exONdU/v-deo.html
Great video. You are a very good teacher.