Okay guys, help me out here:
This morning a co-worker showed me this new Nokia cell phone that supposedly sports a 36mp camera sensor. So he dug up the specs, if they are true:
http://blog.gsmarena.com …-camera-sensor-explained/
Now, here’s where I don’t get it. The physical size of this sensor is 1” X 1.2” at 38-34mp depending on the aspect ratio chosen. The estimated pixel size is 1.26 microns.
When I compare this to say the Nikon D800 it just doesn’t add up. The Nikon D800 sensor size is 1.4” X.9” at 36.8mp with a pixel size of 8.45 microns. So my thinking is or assumptions are that the Nokia has roughly 36 million 1.26 micron pixels crammed into it whereas the D800 has 36.8 million 8.45 micron crammed into a relatively similar sized sensor. Much larger pixel size in the Nikon!
Math just isn’t adding up. Can someone explain this to me?
Sorry.
