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As used in both Four Thirds DSLRs and Micro Four Thirds models, these are roughly a quarter of the size of a full-frame sensor. Their size results in a 2x crop factor, doubling the effective focal length of a mounted lens.

The vast majority of cameras use the Bayer GRGB colour filter array, which is a mosaic of filters used to determine colour. Each pixel only receives information for one colour – the process of demosaicing determines the other two.

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At one point it was necessary to develop sensors with more and more pixels, as the earliest types were not sufficient for the demands of printing. That barrier was soon broken but sensors continued to be developed with a greater number of pixels, and compacts that once had two or three megapixels were soon replaced by the next generation of four of five megapixel variants. This has now escalated up to the 20MP compact cameras on the market today. As helpful as this is to manufacturers from a marketing perspective, it did little to educate consumers as to how many were necessary – and more importantly, how much was too much.

This type of sensor was featured in Canon’s older 1D series of cameras. These typically combine the slightly larger sensor with a modest pixel count for speed and high ISO performance, and apply a 1.3x crop factor to mounted lenses. The crop factor was useful for shooting sport and wildlife as it effectively lengthened the lens you were using, but the sensor size has since been discontinued.

Microlenses help funnel light into each pixel, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the sensor. These are particularly important as a proportion of most sensors’ surface area is taken up by necessary circuitry.

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The most common sensor size in consumer and semi-professional DSLRs, the APS-C sensor applies a crop factor between 1.5x to 1.7x to mounted lenses. It’s also found in Sony compact system cameras, and even some compact cameras.

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To this day they are used in budget compacts, but their higher power consumption and more basic construction has meant that they have been largely replaced by CMOS alternatives. They are, however, still used in medium format backs where the benefits of CMOS technology are not as necessary.

A pixel contains a light sensitive photodetector, which measures the amount of light (photons) falling onto it. This process releases electrons from the silicon, which forms the charge at each photosite.

More pixels can mean more detail, but the size of the sensor is crucial for this to hold true: this is essentially because smaller pixels are less efficient than larger ones. The main attributes which separate images from compact cameras (with small sensors) and those from DSLR, CSC or compact camera with a large sensor are dynamic range and noise, and the latter types of camera fare better with regards to each. As its pixels can be made larger, they can hold more light in relation to the noise created by the sensor through its operation, and a higher ratio in favour of the signal produces a cleaner image. Noise reduction technology, used in most cameras, aims to cover up any noise which has formed in the image, but this is usually only attainable by compromising its detail. This is standard on basic cameras and usually cannot be deactivated, unlike on some advanced cameras where the option to do so is provided (meaning you can take more care to process it out later yourself).

A sensor is a solid-state device which captures the light required to form a digital image. While the process of manufacturing a sensor is well outside of the scope of this feature, what essentially happens is that wafers of silicon are used as the base for the integrated circuit, which are built up via a process known as photolithography. This is where patterns of the circuitry are repeatedly projected onto the (sensitized) wafer, before being treated so that only the pattern remains. Funnily enough, this bears many similarities to traditional photographic processes, such as those used in a darkroom when developing film and printing.

Camera sensors are sensitive to some infrared light. A hot mirror in between the lens and the low pass filter prevents this from reaching the sensor, and helps minimise any colour casts or other unwanted artefacts from forming.

A well as being an analogue device, a sensor is also colourblind. For it to sense different colours a mosaic of coloured filters is placed over the sensor, with twice as many green filters as there are of each red and blue, to match the heightened sensitivity of the human visual system towards the colour green. This system means that each pixel only receives colour information for either red, green or blue – as such, the values for the other two colours has to be guessed by a process known as demosaicing. The alternative to this system the Foveon sensor, which uses layers of silicon to absorb different wavelengths, the result being that each location receives full colour information.

Not all pixels on a sensor are used for capturing an image. In fact, those around the peripheries are typically shielded from light, which allows the camera to see how much dark current builds up during an exposure when there is no illumination – this is one of the causes of noise in images. By measuring this, the camera is able to make a rough estimate as to how much has built up in the active pixels, and subtracts this value from them. The result is a cleaner image with less noise.

Every digital camera has at its heart a solid-state device which, like film, captures the light coming in through the lens to form an image. This device is called a sensor. In this article we explain the different sensor types and sizes.

Used for a number of years in video and stills cameras, CCDs long offered superior image quality to CMOS sensors, with better dynamic range and noise control.

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As sensor is an analogue device, this charge first needs to be converted into a signal, which is amplified before it is converted into a digital form. So, an image may eventually appear as a collection of different objects and colours, but at a more basic level each pixel is simply given a number so that it can be understood by a computer (if you zoom into any digital image far enough you will be able to see that each pixel is simply a single coloured square).

Consumers now have the option of a number of different cameras with differently-sized sensors, all at the same price point. Each type of sensor bears both advantages and disadvantages – with such a choice on offer it pays to understand what these are, particularly if you are considering investing in a new model. The following feature looks at these in more detail, and at sensors in general. But first, what exactly is a sensor?

The largest sensor size found in 35mm DSLRs. It shares its dimensions with a frame of 35mm negative film, and so applies no crop factor to lenses. It used to be the reserve of very high-end cameras, for professionals only, but the technology is getting more affordable. It also used to be true that full-frame sensors could only be found in very large cameras, but some manufacturers have found ways to shrink camera sizes while keeping a large sensor.

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These sensors have become very popular in recent years, especially in premium compact cameras. They offer a sensor which is much larger than a conventional compact camera, but still small enough to fit in pocket friendly devices.

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This process creates millions of tiny wells known as pixels, and in each pixel there will be a light sensitive element which can sense how many photons have arrived at that particular location. As the charge output from each location is proportional to the intensity of light falling onto it, it becomes possible to reproduce the scene as the photographer originally saw it – but a number of processes have to take place before this is all possible.

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Macro lenses get you up close and personal with the subjects of your photos, magnifying them to create sharp images packed with detail. Commonly used to capture minute details, macro lenses are perfect for photographs of flowers, insects and other animals, jewelry, food, and even portraiture -- the possibilities are endless. You can also use a macro lens to capture small details on larger subjects to highlight artistic elements or create abstract images. A macro lens takes the headache out of trying to capture a close-up image when your camera struggles to autofocus.

These are designed to limit the frequency of light passing through to the sensor, to prevent the effects of aliasing (such as moire patterning) in fine, repetitive details. What results is a slight blurring of the image, which compromises detail, but manufacturers attempt to rectify this by sharpening the image. Many modern sensor designs feature a filter-less design, or a double filter which cancels the effects of the anti-aliasing filter.

Understanding CMOS imagesensor

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Previously, this was usually the largest sensor size you’d find in compact cameras, they’re still bigger than sensors used in budget compacts. This size is relatively rare nowadays, as most manufacturers jump to a one-inch format sensor for their premium offerings.

With more functionality built on-chip than CCDs, CMOS sensors are able to work more efficiently and require less power to do so, and are better suited to high-speed capture.

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Please note: The last two measurements do not refer directly to the size of the sensor – rather, they are derived from the size of the video camera tubes which were used in televisions

CCD and CMOS sensors differ in terms of their construction. CCDs collect the charge at each photosite, and transfer it from the sensor through a light-shielded vertical array of pixels, before it is converted to a signal and amplified. CMOS sensors convert charge to voltage and amplify the signal at each pixel location, and so output voltage rather than charge. CMOS sensors may also typically incorporate extra transistors for other functionality, such as noise reduction.

The increased capacity of larger pixels also means that they can contain more light before they are full – and a full pixel is essentially a blown highlight. When this happens on a densely populated sensor, it’s easy for the charge from one pixel to overflow to neighbouring sites, which is known as blooming. By contrast, a larger pixel can contain a greater range of tonal values before this happens, and certain varieties of sensor will be fitted with anti-blooming gates to drain off excess charge. The downside to this is that the gates themselves require space on the sensor, and so again compromise the size of each individual pixel.

Among the smallest size of sensor used in today’s compacts. While cheaper to manufacture than larger varieties the smaller pixels aren’t quite as efficient, giving rise to noisy images and a reduced dynamic range.

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