Camera Sensor Size Comparison - Which one is right for YOU?
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Comparing Camera Sensor Sizes is a total mind field but fear not my photography friends, we have it all explained here and we’re giving you a downloadable sensor size comparison chart to help you now and forever more! Should you get Full frame or APS-C or Micro 4:3? What different visual effects do sensors create? Do you need different lenses? Is it worth buying one over the other? What does it all mean?!?!
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Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
What is a sensor? : 1:16
Why the different sensor sizes? : 1:40
Camera sensor sizes, lenses and visual effects: 5:11
Pros & Cons: 12:37
Conclusion: 17:57
Blooper: 22:34
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I’m basically a drone pilot now trying to learn about photographing. I have searched and watched several videos explaining really basic subjects, like understanding sensors. For me as a beginner, this was by far the best video I’ve seen. Thank you so much😊😊
You are welcome Sven 👍
I learned totally nothing new from this video. Yet, I watched it to the end because it was so clear and enjoyable. Great job!
Thanks for the comments, appreciate that 👍
This has been the most helpful explanation of sensor size that I have come across. Fantastic :)
Thanks Brian 😊
Really well done! You made it easy and clear but at the same time straight to the point (the three questions) without all technical info and without pointing at the user capabilities. Thank you.
Your welcome, glad it helped😊
I loved the absolute clarity in this video. Well constructed, clearly explained. Will watch more from this source. I chose micro 4:3 exactly for the reasons outlined and am very happy with my choice.
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This looks to me like my choice as well. Can't wait to get it!
Brilliant video, Mark! Thanks for a clear and helpful presentation of the pros and cons of each system. I am an Olympus user, and I'm quite happy with both the size and image quality (as well as the price) of my system. Thanks again!
Thank you👍
Which Camera Do You Have Of Olympus?
@@zainbhai6144 hi, it's the em1 mkii. Thanks
Probably one of the best video's I have seen for a beginner. Thanks.
Glad it helped 😊
I do like the fact that there is a camera for everybody .I used to use a Olympus OM1 and OM10 in the 80s.I am pensioner now.I can only afford a eos 2000d.its been a very big learning curve going to digital.Thanks to this video, it seems im OK? with what I got.thanks so much.
Hello Mark ! Greetings from Canada ! Just re-watched this video as I often do with your videos ! It re confirmed again alot of questions and answers which I had ! Thanks so much for being there for us all !
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Thanks for sharing, glad you enjoyed it!
That was very well put for people to understand, thank you. I had already reached the conclusion that micro fourthirds was the optimum solution for me personally, after having looked at many excellent quality photos taken with them, and, after liking SLR 35mm years ago, and getting on ok with very small compact camera’s with much smaller sensors used while travelling in the meantime. So M43 is a huge upgrade from those, while providing many of the benefits of my old SLR. The added incentive was becoming disabled, and your point about full kit size and weight is personally very significant. I have a large unwieldy camera bag at home, to store lenses and other gear in, and have just ordered a small bag to take a Lumix G95 camera with a fitted lens, and up to 2 other lenses for days out. The size and weight of the M43 lenses has been a very nice surprise, and also, the price and size of some of the excellent vintage lenses has been good news too. I’ve had a couple of bargains with Pentax SMC lenses, such as a mint condition 55mm f 1.8 for under £40. Which becomes a 110mm in M43. I’m hoping to get back into monochrome photography, but mostly into astrophotography, and with a cheap lightweight tripod - legs not extended for strength, I’ve worked out the weight will be fine if I bin the junk camera mount and replace with a really good ballhead, Mount, I’ll be able to sit down to do Astro, thanks to the G95’s twisty touchscreen. Standing around in the cold doesn’t work for me any more. Thanks again, and best wishes. Bob.
Great info. I love the way you showed the photos on top of each other to explain how different sensor sizes affect how much of the image gets removed as you move down in sensor size at the same focal length.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, mate. Get so much great information from these awesome RUclips channels. Thanks 👍🏻
Glad to help👍
Once again, an excellent well produced video! You’ve taken a potentially confusing subject, and with great demos made it simple for the masses. I appreciate your efforts.
Thank you Scott👍
Excellent and clear explanation of the various size sensor, best that I have seen. Thank you!!
Brilliant and perfect for anyone in two [or three] minds about which camera system they should invest in!
Well done and keep up the great work.
Thanks Neil
Nice explanation. I personally own a full frame Canon kit and a M 4/3 Olympus Kit. I purchased my Canon igear around 2005 when my kids were in middle/high school sports and wanted to capture great pictures of these moments in time. 4 years ago I purchased some Olympus gear for a traveling vacation. Now I am shooting everything on Olympus and my Canon gear is collecting dust. I occasionally work as a professional as a second photographer at weddings and music concerts and love taking pictures of pets and our grand children! The limitation 99% of the time is the operator of the the equipment!
I am the proud owner and user of a Canon 500d, it does everything I expect of it and more, the camera has taught me lots, with its kit lenses, I use it in manual mode, I bought it when the model first came out and won't be changing it anytime soon.
kit lenses are awesome !!- me thinks that the full framers are secretly jealous of the range , and versatility of these unsung heroes and the way crop sensor users use them so well
Thanks for the brilliant explanation. Now I fully understand the "equivalent" to full frame jargon. On the weight of this video I have now subbed. Looking forward to more great content.
Thanks Pasta, welcome aboard 👍
I want to congratulate you for your explanations, the way you speak is so clear that I hardly need the subtiles, congratulations
Great video, as always! Another question worth considering is, what kinds of photos do you plan on taking? If you’re planning to shoot wildlife or sports, for instance, you may want to take advantage of the extra reach that the crop factor gives you. A 300mm lens on a micro 4:3 gives you the equivalent of 600mm on a full frame, and you can get it for a fraction of the cost. This is why even some pros use APS-C or 4:3 cameras for long wildlife shots. But maybe this is the only type of photography for which this consideration really matters? It’s true that at the other end of the range, the crop factor works against you (14mm is a very wide angle on full frame, but the equivalent of a modestly wide 28mm on a 4:3), but manufacturers do a lot to account for this by offering significantly wider focal lengths as “standard” (by which I mean a normal-use kit lens, as opposed to special-effect such as fisheyes) for smaller sensors than they do for full frame. But at the long end, the advantages of a smaller sensor should
not be overlooked!
Agreed!
Well constructed mate and thanks for the hard work and clarifying this to all photographers :)
Cheers Jimmy, glad you like it. Hope to catch up soon 😊
This was a great explaination Marc and I love your enthusiasm and the way you explain things.
Thanks Tony 👍
I thoroughly appreciate your method of actively demonstrating differences in sensor sizes by showing us what each is capable of achieving at given local lengths. Thanks also for demonstrating how some shortcomings may be compensated for. Very appreciative.
Your welcome George😊
This is by far the best explanation video I've ever seen on RUclips. So clear and precise and slow enough for me to understand as I have ADHD so thank you sir you have helped me alot to pursue my photography hobby :)
Now I just have to learn about mirrorless vs DLSR vs compact Digital camera ( like P900 )
And also how to know what settings to use in every shooting situation lol.
Great video as always. Explained very clearly. Thanks.
You're welcome 😊
Best most practical tutorial video on camera sensors I've seen yet on RUclips, and I have seen most of them.
Thank you Charles, glad you enjoyed it!
Best description i have got yet between the different camera censors size.
Hi: This was a very well detailed and positioned comparison of the various system. I have recently moved from a Nikon D810 system with big glass over to the Olympus M1Mii with pro level glass. I agree with all of your points, but one additional benefit comes from when you are actually travelling on an airplane. Because you can use a smaller camera bag, you are more likely not to draw attention to yourself at the gate. Cheers, Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario Canada)
New FF mirorless are comparable in size imho, at least for the above point. You may still have a lens size advantage but that depends on your shooting style.
Thanks Armando for your response. Keep Safe!
Great video, very detail explanation with illustration! IMO, one of the best video for sensor size comparison!
Thank you, appreciate the comments 👍
Best video by far on explaining the differences between sensor sizes and pro's and con's. I was considering upgrading aps-c lens to full frame. after watching this i changed my mind. thanks for saving me some money.
Awesome, thank you! 😊
@@theschoolofphotography for sharper pictures, would you recommend a full frame lens on a aps-c body, if i am willing to spend the money? is it worth the money?
Excellent job explaining these concepts, this is one of the better channels out there.
Thank you Terry 😊
Great video & very well explained.. Thanks for sharing..
You're welcome 👍
Video was the best video out there that actually explained this topic so thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thanks so much again ! Informative , enjoyable , and most importantly well said ! 🤗
Thank you, appreciate the comments 👍
Very HONEST and TOTAL, FULLY DETAILED explanation on Digital Cameras Sensor Sizes and Lens kits.
Thank you very much, lot of greetings for sharing it!!!
Thank you, appreciate the comments 👍
Informative indeed,thanks Marc
Glad it was helpful!
This is as good as it gets! Thank you!
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Great video, pitched right. Helpful and clear. Thanks!
Thanks Paul, you're welcome 😊
Great video, you explained every bit about sensors size👍
Thanks Kevin 👍
Great overview, really made things make sense to me.
You are welcome Joe 👍
I honestly found this video really interesting I only have an amateur camera and I've only really just got into it I'm so grateful that there are people out there that can share the information like this with people like us just shows how I don't know anything about photography just going to have to keep watching
Glad you liked it Jamie!
I really appreciate this video as I don't feel a huge sense of loss for not buying a Full Frame camera as my first camera. I purchases a beginner Canon EOS Rebel T5 a few months back with excitement in getting into Astrophotography and have been impressed with the quality. Since then I've bought some lenses and thought, "Oh man, I want more landscape style shots with the Milkyway". My first wide lense purchased was a Tokina 12-24mm aspherical and a Rokinon 8mm Fisheye. Haven't tried the new lenses at night yet, however, just in comparison to the 18mm kit lens was a huge comparison. I'm very happy with my purchase as it was in budget, and I continue to be impressed with a camera from 2011. Love this Camera! Thanks for this Video. It settles the issue for me!
You are welcome, glad it helped 👍
This is such a great video. Mark is a fantastic teacher. I would love to tale a photo walk with him. Great stuff Mark.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for this excellent tutorial. Crystal clear explanation! 👍
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This video came at a perfect time for me. Cheers.
Thank you, appreciate the comments 👍
I really needed this explainer video. I’m hoping to invest in an upgrade system and now feel better informed. Thanks!
No worries 👍
Nice video i am a amateur photographer and this has helped me to decide what camera i am going to by next keep up the good work on the video very easy to understand thank you Mark
Glad to help Roy👍
great video for beginners thank you guys so much!
Our pleasure! 👍
Outstanding presentation. It confirmed my decision to switch from a Nikon FF to Panasonic Lumix/Leica Micro43 system. I am a wildlife photographer who travels the world creating slide shows (stories) with a strong conservation message.
Thanks Tom 👍
what a brilliant , informative video. Thank you. (subbed)
Thank you for your kind words, glad to have you join our community 😊
Thanks for the video!
Great video. Nice explanation, it all makes sense. Many thanks
Thank you Luis 👍
I'm in my 80s and recently bought an Olympus 4/3 pen kit and fisheye lens. Having great fun. You have confirmed I've made the right decision. Thank you.
Great to hear! 😊
So clear! Thank you!
You are welcome Claudio 👍
crystal clear!! Thank you
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Hi.
I'm an absolute newby to the camera world however always had an interest in it.
I'm finding your videos/tutorials perfect for newbies like myself, all is explained thoroughly,simply and most importantly slowly.
The way you compare a good image to a bad is giving me the knowledge I need to determine if I'm doing things right.
Just got myself my first camera yesterday, a canon 1300d, a nifty fifty/50mm canon f1.8 STM and a sigma 17-50mm F2.8. From watching many a videos online I believe this is a good starting point for me, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Steve
Glad to help Stephan👍🏼
Awesome video, so much informative.
thanks
Thanks
Very informative and interesting, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Incredible!!!
i got what i was searching for .. thanks for being so clear ...
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent breif, I love to understand ❤
I mostly understood the concept before seeing this video, but the in-depth comparison with side by side images cleared up my fuzzy thinking. Thanks.
You're welcome Mark 👍
Thanks Mark good explanations. However I would like to point out that some M43 camera bodies are now more expensive than FF camera bodies. The Olympus EM1 MK iii body costs about £1600 and you can get a Canon RP body for around £1130 incl the EF adapter, R lenses are big and expensive for now. The Olympus is feature rich with seemingly superb in body image stabilisation, whereas the Canon RP is more of a bare bones camera. The reasonably small & feature rich Nikon Z6 body costs £1500 and its kit lens is not too expensive either. APSc cameras start from very cheap kits and go up all the way to 1600+ for the latest Fuji. are getting more complicated, sadly.
Excellent video - Just subscribed - Thank you!
Welcome aboard! 👍
Great video, really concise & focussed on the relevant point.
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You are very generous to submit such useful information. Very informative I cannot do a course as in a wheelchair. I learn by practicing.
Thanks Andrew
Thank You, Very well explained.
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Excelent video with a very good and easy explanation.Congrats !!!!!!
Thank you, glad it helped 😊
Just come across this video. I was struggling with understanding different sensor types but this explained them really well and straightforward. At least I now have a starting point for when I come to upgrade from my bridge camera.
You're welcome Duncan :)
Another great tutorial...THX
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great explanation i understand now the difference of sensors💯
Thanks very much, very clear and good explanation.
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Brilliant video very well explained
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. Very interesting and informative.
Thank you 👍
Brilliant explanations- thank you
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In the film days, I shot 35mm small format film, 6x7cm medium format film, and 4x5 inch large format film. All three film sizes worked well for me. However, medium format was my personal favorite.
In the digital era, I shoot micro 4/3, APS-C, and full-frame. All three sensor sizes work well for me. However, I shoot APS-C more than the other two.
Bigger doesn't always mean better - the CPU in your head is more important than your camera sensor size
Ok try to beat the sensor of canon 5d iv or sony riv with a nikon d3400 or d5600 or something like that
Very helpful !👍
Subscribed
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This was so helpfull. Thank you 😊
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Great video as always!
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Very informative and I appreciate it. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
(New subscriber) Thank you so much for a straightforward recap of sensor characteristics. I personally believe it is all too easy to be romanced by the notion that a non-full frame camera is definitely a poor relation when in actual fact it more than meets the user's needs. However, the larger, heavier, more expensive full frame is out there and is becoming ever more attractive regarding cost. I travel a lot and have therefore favoured m4/3 for years with absolutely no regrets. Until the latest review comes along...and the Sony A7 iii beckons! Upgrade to the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MK2 or...MK3 or....A7 iii? Oh dear!
Thank you so much the best explanation 😀
Well done! TY!!!
Awesome lesson!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this video. My old Pentax K-50 died last year, but with starting paramedic school, I just didn't have the money to think about photography. Now that all of it is done, I want a new camera as a Xmas gift to myself. I have a small collection of lenses for my Pentax, but I am tempted by the smaller size of the mirrorless cameras. Go mirrorless and sell off my old stuff? Buy another Pentax with an APS-C sensor?
You are welcome Chad, maybe this video will help ruclips.net/video/aoAiIJZ6s-Y/видео.html 👍
Which would be the better upgrade for wildlife in gloomy forests, a full frame better at high ISO or a crop sensor with twice the megapixels? If the crop sensor is already effectively more zoomed in, and I can also crop another 100% closer, then would the extra zoom and higher ISO needed for the full frame still have the advantage and be the better buy, or would this advantage be cancelled out? I have been looking at the canon 200d vs Nikon 700D, would like to photograph animals as well as landscapes and general nature.
Wow so much to consider, thank you.
Thank you 👍
Very helpful and clear advice.Thank you!
Your Welcome 👍
😃📷 Very informative video - thank you very much! Great help when deciding which camera to buy. 📷🙂
Your welcome😊
Excellent explanation ! Don’t the pro lens that you can buy with the 4/3 system help compensate for it not being full frame?
Jerry Morgan no
What is it that makes the pitch picture more clear is it the image stabilization and is there a size on it
Thanks for this video; it was very well done.
You made the point well that for most camera users (the vast majority of users are non-professionals) the picture quality (which is almost the same except under some unique low light conditions) is less the question than is the cost difference/weight of the system when selecting a FF camera versus an APS-C or MFT camera.
Camera manufacturers are competing for a limited amount of disposable income; customers already are carrying around in their cell phone more camera than most people need. As such if manufacturers want to keep their market share it will require that camera systems become less expensive so the incremental investment in a camera system is realistic for the average person. I believe for this reason alone that the market share of APS-C or MFT cameras will continue to grow and given the ever increasing quality of these cameras will eventually take over the market for cameras.
Best explanation I’ve seen yet and I’ve seen LOTS these past two years! Thanks. 👍
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Great video... Thanks...!!!
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Great stuff as ever.
Cheers John 👍
That was brilliant. Clear and plain explanation for the layperson.
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I have done from 1/4000 at ISO25.600 (canonball) up to 3h stacked deep sky pictures all with an M43 cam. So for me it was the best choice to rely on the small size which makes it easier for travelling. I cannot imagine which other area I am not capable of doing, so only the imagination is the limit.
Thanks for sharing 👍
great explanation
Thank you so much , that's exactly what I want.
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Thank you!! That was an excellent presentation. I had purchased a camera with an APS-C sensor and had been considering trying to "move up" to a full frame camera. However, I realize now that I wouldn't realize any benefit from a full frame camera because of my level of photography (i.e., entry level hobbyist). Also, I didn't realize that the APS-C was almost 2/3 the size of the full frame. I thought it was a lot smaller. I truly feel better about the size of mine ... the sensor I mean.
Thank you Micheal 😊
So no sensor envy now!
I have a FF (Pentax K-1) but only so I can use some old film era lenses in the way they were intended. Otherwise I'd have a APS-C (and I have had one). A quality APS-C camera is more than good for general photography.