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Image sensor format – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not exactly to scale but close I suppose:<\/p>\n

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Of interest, the popular 1\/2.3″ sensor size used in most point and shoot compacts, is slightly larger than the original Super 8mm film frame.<\/p>\n

The Nikon CX 1″ format is slightly larger than standard 16mm film frame size.<\/p>\n

There are 4 mid-range formats (4\/3ds, and flavors of APS-C), and then full frame. Where did the abbreviation APS come from? It’s based on the Advanced Photo System<\/a> film negative used for film cameras in the 1990s. Today’s APS sensor digital cameras are roughly the same size as the APS frames.<\/p>\n

The Nokia 808 PureView (the 41 megapixel smart phone) camera sensor is almost the same size as the Blackmagic pocket cinema camera.<\/p>\n

My Nexus 4 smart phone camera takes pretty awful photos – and the video is downright sucky – certainly compared to Nokia and Apple iPhones. Not surprisingly, its got a smaller sensor<\/a> – and the iPhones use back side illuminated CMOS sensors, making them more sensitive to light.<\/p>\n

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