Life is full of foolish myths, ideas that are planted in our brains by rumor, gossip, or misperception, and seem to endure. One of those myths in photography is that sensor size affects depth of field ...

This newly updated, and highly useful chart, illustrates all major camera sensors side-by-side. Phil Holland has just updated his extremely popular sensor chart to include the latest cameras. This isn ...

Sensor size and focal length The size of the sensor inside a camera has a direct effect on what kind of lenses can be used with that camera. If you buy a compact camera the lens is built into the body ...

The differences in size in commonly-used image sensors. Full-frame: image sensor size 36 x 24 mm – which has the same surface area as a 35mm film frame. APS-C: image sensor size between 21.5 x 14.4 mm ...

Sensor Size Noise Results The sensor in a digital camera is the electronic version of film, and records light to create a digital image. The size of the sensor determines how much light can be ...

If you've ever wondered what size a single pixel on a digital camera is, or how different sensor sizes effect image quality, then this article is for you. For a more basic introduction into what a ...

You all know that the size of a camera's sensor changes the effective focal length of a lens, right? But what about its effect on depth-of-field? We know that cameras with smaller sensors we get more ...