Timeline for Why is a 1" sensor actually 13.2 × 8.8mm?
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 16:35 | comment | added | Mark Ransom | @RobG even going metric won't help. The relationship between 35mm and 36x24mm isn't at all obvious either. | |
| Dec 22, 2015 at 6:58 | comment | added | RobG | Great answers. This is an extremely confusing way to specify size, there may be a culture that wants to keep imperial measurements rather than convert to a much easier to use metric system. | |
| Jul 5, 2012 at 22:58 | comment | added | bwDraco | I would say that this is a matter of tradition--it's easier to compare sensor sizes this way. | |
| Jul 5, 2012 at 11:50 | vote | accept | Carsten | ||
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| Jul 5, 2012 at 11:50 | comment | added | Carsten | Great answer thanks, covered everything I wanted to know. | |
| Jul 5, 2012 at 11:35 | history | answered | Matt Grum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |