DPR link: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0210/02100402sensorsizes.asp
Table keywords: "Type" refers to the commonly used type designation for sensors, "Aspect Ratio" refers to the ratio of width to height, "Dia." refers to the diameter of now-imaginary old 50's TV camera vidicon tube size (this is simply the type covertered to millimeters), "Diagonal / Width / Height" are the dimensions of the sensors image producing area.
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Sensor (mm) |
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Type |
Aspect Ratio |
Dia. (mm) |
Diagonal |
Width |
Height |
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1/3.6" |
4:3 |
7.056 |
5.000 |
4.000 |
3.000 |
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1/3.2" |
4:3 |
7.938 |
5.680 |
4.536 |
3.416 |
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1/3" |
4:3 |
8.467 |
6.000 |
4.800 |
3.600 |
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1/2.7" |
4:3 |
9.407 |
6.592 |
5.270 |
3.960 |
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1/2" |
4:3 |
12.700 |
8.000 |
6.400 |
4.800 |
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1/1.8" |
4:3 |
14.111 |
8.933 |
7.176 |
5.319 |
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2/3" |
4:3 |
16.933 |
11.000 |
8.800 |
6.600 |
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1" |
4:3 |
25.400 |
16.000 |
12.800 |
9.600 |
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4/3" |
4:3 |
33.867 |
22.500 |
18.000 |
13.500 |
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Canon EOS |
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n/a |
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22.7 |
15.1 |
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APS-C |
3:2 |
n/a |
30.100 |
25.100 |
16.700 |
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35 mm |
3:2 |
n/a |
43.300 |
36.000 |
24.000 |
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645 |
4:3 |
n/a |
69.700 |
56.000 |
41.500 |
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Implementation examplesBelow is a list of a few digital cameras (as examples) and their sensor size. |
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Camera |
Sensor Type |
Pixel count |
Sensor size |
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Canon PowerShot A100 |
1/3.2" CCD |
1.3 million |
4.5 x 3.4 mm |
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Canon PowerShot A200 |
1/3.2" CCD |
2.1 million |
4.5 x 3.4 mm |
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Casio QV-8000SX |
1/3" CCD |
1.3 million |
4.8 x 3.6 mm |
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Minolta DiMAGE X |
1/2.7" CCD |
2.1 million |
5.3 x 4.0 mm |
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Minolta DiMAGE Xi |
1/2.7" CCD |
3.3 million |
5.3 x 4.0 mm |
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Nikon Coolpix 950 |
1/2" CCD |
2.1 million |
6.4 x 4.8 mm |
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Nikon Coolpix 995 |
1/1.8" CCD |
3.3 million |
7.2 x 5.3 mm |
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Nikon Coolpix 4500 |
1/1.8" CCD |
4.1 million |
7.2 x 5.3 mm |
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Olympus C-5050 Zoom |
1/1.8" CCD |
5.2 million |
7.2 x 5.3 mm |
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Sony DSC-F717 |
2/3" CCD |
5.2 million |
8.8 x 6.6 mm |
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Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi |
2/3" CCD |
5.2 million |
8.8 x 6.6 mm |
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Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom |
2/3" CCD |
8.3 total 8.0 efectiv |
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Minolta DiMAGE A1 |
2/3" CCD |
8.3 total 8.0 efective |
8.8 x 6.6 mm |
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 |
2/3" CCD |
8.3 total 8.0 efective |
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Olympus E-1 |
4/3" CCD |
total
5.6 |
18.0 x 13.5
mm |
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Canon EOS-D30 |
CMOS |
3.2 million |
22.7 x 15.1 mm |
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Canon EOS 300D (Rebel Digital) |
CMOS |
Total 6.5
million (3152x 2068) |
22.7 x 15.1 mm |
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Nikon D1 |
CCD |
2.7 million |
23.7 x 15.6 mm |
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Nikon D100 |
CCD |
6.3 million |
23.7 x 15.6 mm |
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Canon EOS-1Ds |
CMOS |
11.4 million |
36 x 24
mm |
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Kodak DSC-14n |
CMOS |
13.8 million |
36 x 24 mm |