How Sensor Size Affects Your Photos – Video

Posted onAuthorGary Pinson

 

By Jim Hamel – Published on March 8, 2019

 

What is the real impact of different sensor sizes?  It can be confusing.  You’ve probably run into photographers that look down their noses at anything but full frame cameras.  At the same time, you may have heard from evangelists out there shouting about the greatness of micro 4/3 cameras.  So what impact does sensor size make?  Does it really matter?

 

In this episode we take a look at how different sized digital sensors affect your photography.  You’ll see where it has a big impact and where it doesn’t in the areas of:

 

  • resolution
  • angle of view
  • depth of field
  • dynamic range
  • low light performance
  • diffraction



 



 
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