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 ...

A digital camera’s sensor size can go a long way in determining image quality in a camera. This graphic illustrates common sizes The typical point-and-shoot digital camera has a 5.76 by 4.29 mm sensor ...

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 ...

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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 ...

If you’re shopping for a digital camera, sensor size is one of the first things you’ll hear about. Chances are you’ve seen terms like “crop sensor,” “full frame,” and “micro four-thirds” thrown around ...

Sony on Tuesday joined the small group of OEMs offering smartphones with 1-inch camera sensors. Bolstered by this sensor, the company talks up the Xperia Pro-I‘s imaging credentials, its usefulness ...

This week, you get two columns in one. One is about new pocket cameras that take sharp pictures in low light without the flash a magnificent moment in the evolution of cameras, thanks to an unusually ...

Samsung Semiconductor opened CES 2026 with a major imaging milestone, unveiling the ISOCELL HP5, the smallest 200-megapixel ...

In the past few years, smartphone manufacturers have started paying more attention to the optics they use on their smartphone, using wider apertures for better low light performance. That’s awesome, ...