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Is “Ultrapixels” just marketing or is there a real benefit?
HTC has branded the sensor in its new phone (the HTC One) to be "Ultra pixels". For the same sensor size it only gives you 4MP where today's standard for top of the line smartphones is 8MP and up. Of ...
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Is small sensor always a bad thing?
I own a DSLR. I want to buy some not-too-expensive compact, and there are a lot of compacts in the range 100-250$ with 1/2.3" sensors.
Can such a sensor/camera set give a quality somewhat comparable ...
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what's the relation between sensor size and image quality (noise, dynamic range)?
I'm reading this description on sensor size:
Digital compact cameras have substantially smaller sensors offering a
similar number of pixels. As a consequence, the pixels are much
smaller, ...
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how does full frame cameras give better bokeh than crop sensor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When do the differences between APS-C and full frame sensors matter, and why?
Why does a bigger sensor lead to a shallower depth of field?
When I compare my camera ...
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How come a 1" sensor is 13.2 x 8.8 mm big?
I'm wondering how sensor sizes are calculated. The Sony RX100 reportedly has a sensor size of 1" which is 13.2 x 8.8 mm according to the press release and various sites.
How does that work? That's a ...
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Why is the sensor size small in D3100 as compared to D3000?
I thought Nikon D3100 must be more advanced than D3000 (because of the higher number and the increased price).
But, the D3000's sensor size is 23.6mm x 15.8mm and the D3100's sensor size is actually ...
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Why are larger sensors better at low light?
The top answer of What point and shoots are good in low light conditions? says that (1) a fast lens/wide aperture (2) reasonable ISO 400+ handling and (3) a large sensor when put together are critical ...
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Why does a bigger sensor lead to a shallower depth of field?
It has been mentioned at a few places that a larger sensor results in images with a shallower depth of field.
Example image: http://www.mattgrum.com/FF_vs_APS-C.jpg
APS-C Canon 30D left, FF ...
