Vivitar ViviCam 8600s vs. Pentax Optio E75

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Vivitar ViviCam 8600s

Pentax Optio E75

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Megapixels

8.10

10.10

Max. image resolution

3264 x 2448

3648 x 2736

Sensor

Sensor type

CCD

Sensor size

1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)

1/2.33" (~ 6.08 x 4.56 mm)

Sensor resolution

3282 x 2468

3665 x 2756

Diagonal

8.89 mm

7.60 mm

Sensor size comparison

Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera. Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the sensor, the better the image quality.

Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.

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Actual sensor size

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Vivitar ViviCam 8600s		Pentax Optio E75

Surface area:

37.90 mm²

27.72 mm²

Difference: 10.18 mm² (37%)

8600s sensor is approx. 1.37x bigger than E75 sensor.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 3 year gap between Vivitar 8600s (2006) and Pentax E75 (2009). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

2.17 µm

1.66 µm

Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.

The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.

Difference: 0.51 µm (31%)

Pixel pitch of 8600s is approx. 31% higher than pixel pitch of E75.

Pixel area

4.71 µm²

2.76 µm²

Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered. The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.

Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.

Relative pixel sizes:

Pixel area difference: 1.95 µm² (71%)

A pixel on Vivitar 8600s sensor is approx. 71% bigger than a pixel on Pentax E75.

Pixel density

21.31 MP/cm²

36.34 MP/cm²

Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one square cm of the sensor.

Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.

Difference: 15.03 µm (71%)

Pentax E75 has approx. 71% higher pixel density than Vivitar 8600s.

To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.

Specs

Vivitar 8600s

Pentax E75

Crop factor

4.87

5.69

Total megapixels

Effective megapixels

Optical zoom

Yes

Digital zoom

Yes

ISO sensitivity

Auto

Auto, 80-1600

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

60 cm

Macro focus range

10 cm

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

38 - 190 mm

32 - 96 mm

Aperture priority

Max. aperture

f3.1 - f5.9

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

n/a

f17.6 - f33.6

Metering

Centre weighted

Matrix, Multi-segment

Exposure compensation

±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Min. shutter speed

2 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/2000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

None

White balance presets

Screen size

2.8"

2.7"

Screen resolution

230,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

Storage types

Secure Digital

SDHC, Secure Digital

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

Li-Ion

Weight

164 g

145 g

Dimensions

93 x 57 x 25.5 mm

93 x 58 x 24 mm

Year

2006

2009

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Diagonal

Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:

Diagonal = √

w² + h²

where w = sensor width and h = sensor height

Vivitar 8600s diagonal

The diagonal of 8600s sensor is not 1/1.8 or 0.56" (14.1 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 8.89 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 7.11 mm
h = 5.33 mm

Diagonal = √

7.11² + 5.33²

= 8.89 mm

Pentax E75 diagonal

The diagonal of E75 sensor is not 1/2.33 or 0.43" (10.9 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 7.6 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 6.08 mm
h = 4.56 mm

Diagonal = √

6.08² + 4.56²

= 7.60 mm

Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

8600s sensor area

Width = 7.11 mm
Height = 5.33 mm

Surface area = 7.11 × 5.33 = 37.90 mm²

E75 sensor area

Width = 6.08 mm
Height = 4.56 mm

Surface area = 6.08 × 4.56 = 27.72 mm²

Pixel pitch

Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel pitch =	sensor width in mm	× 1000
	sensor resolution width in pixels

8600s pixel pitch

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3282 pixels

Pixel pitch =	7.11	× 1000	= 2.17 µm
	3282

E75 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 6.08 mm
Sensor resolution width = 3665 pixels

Pixel pitch =	6.08	× 1000	= 1.66 µm
	3665

Pixel area

The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:

Pixel area = pixel pitch²

You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:

Pixel area =	sensor surface area in mm²
	effective megapixels

8600s pixel area

Pixel pitch = 2.17 µm

Pixel area = 2.17² = 4.71 µm²

E75 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 1.66 µm

Pixel area = 1.66² = 2.76 µm²

Pixel density

Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel density = (	sensor resolution width in pixels	)² / 1000000
	sensor width in cm

One could also use this formula:

Pixel density =	effective megapixels × 1000000	/ 10000
	sensor surface area in mm²

8600s pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3282 pixels
Sensor width = 0.711 cm

Pixel density = (3282 / 0.711)² / 1000000 = 21.31 MP/cm²

E75 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 3665 pixels
Sensor width = 0.608 cm

Pixel density = (3665 / 0.608)² / 1000000 = 36.34 MP/cm²

Sensor resolution

Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications. Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula. For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.

1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.

2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:

(X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 →

X = √	effective megapixels × 1000000
	r

3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:

Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X

8600s sensor resolution

Sensor width = 7.11 mm
Sensor height = 5.33 mm
Effective megapixels = 8.10

r = 7.11/5.33 = 1.33

X = √	8.10 × 1000000	= 2468
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2468 × 1.33 = 3282
Resolution vertical: X = 2468

Sensor resolution = 3282 x 2468

E75 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 6.08 mm
Sensor height = 4.56 mm
Effective megapixels = 10.10

r = 6.08/4.56 = 1.33

X = √	10.10 × 1000000	= 2756
	1.33

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 2756 × 1.33 = 3665
Resolution vertical: X = 2756

Sensor resolution = 3665 x 2756

Crop factor

Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.

Crop factor =	43.27 mm
	sensor diagonal in mm

8600s crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 8.89 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 4.87
	8.89

E75 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 7.60 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 5.69
	7.60

35 mm equivalent aperture

Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).

8600s equivalent aperture

Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for Vivitar 8600s, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Vivitar 8600s is 4.87

E75 equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 5.69
Aperture = f3.1 - f5.9

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f3.1 - f5.9) × 5.69 = f17.6 - f33.6

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