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 ...

Do you need to buy a full-frame camera in 2026, or is an APS-C good enough? A lot has happened recently – some new, higher-resolution APS-C cameras appear to close the gap between them and full-frame ...

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 ...

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 ...

How the latest developments have improved the performance of the sensors in our cameras. Sensor technology has come a long way since the CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) sensors used in the original ...

Samsung has long been a notable player in the mobile image sensor game and the company is taking a new approach to photography with the introduction of its Galaxy S7 smartphone range. The company is ...

Detailed tests of image sensors are raw meat for performance-obsessed pixel-peepers; DxO will add medium-format and lens tests later. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Delivering better image quality is a top challenge in all applications for image sensor manufacturers. Improvements in image sensors help design engineers enable advanced features for their automotive ...

Sony is the market leader in the image sensor business and the company is looking to maintain a significant lead over its competitors with new technologies. One of the latest is Sony’s research into ...

If you’re in the market for an interchangeable lens camera, you’ve probably heard the term “crop factor” thrown about in reference to different formats. Basically, crop factor refers to how the ...