Crop factor, the Glossary
In digital photography, the crop factor, format factor, or focal length multiplier of an image sensor format is the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital cameras, relative to 35 mm film format as a reference.[1]
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69 relations: Angle of view (photography), APS-C, Camera, Camera lens, Canon EF lens mount, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot G7 X, Depth of field, Digital camera, Digital photography, Digital single-lens reflex camera, Dynamic range, Exposure (photography), F-number, Field of view, Focal length, Four Thirds system, Foveon X3 sensor, Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujifilm X series, Fujifilm X-mount, Full-frame DSLR, Hasselblad, Illuminance, Image, Image circle, Image noise, Image sensor, Image sensor format, Leaf (Israeli company), Leica M8, Leica M9, Lenses for SLR and DSLR cameras, Long-focus lens, Macro photography, Medium format, Mirrorless camera, Nikon CX format, Nikon DX format, Normal lens, Olympus Corporation, Panasonic, Pentax K-1, Pentax K-mount, Pentax Q series, Perspective (graphical), Phase One (company), Photon, Pixel, Ricoh GR film cameras, ... Expand index (19 more) »
Angle of view (photography)
In photography, angle of view (AOV) describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. Crop factor and angle of view (photography) are science of photography.
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APS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2 and Ø 30.15 mm field diameter.
Camera
A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
Camera lens
A camera lens (also known as photographic lens or photographic objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.
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Canon EF lens mount
The EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras.
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Canon Inc.
Canon Inc. (Hepburn) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
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Canon PowerShot G7 X
The Canon PowerShot G7 X is a compact digital camera announced by Canon Inc on September 15, 2014.
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Depth of field
The depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that are in acceptably sharp focus in an image captured with a camera. Crop factor and depth of field are science of photography.
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Digital camera
A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory.
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Digital photography
Digital photography uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors interfaced to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to produce images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film.
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Digital single-lens reflex camera
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor.
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Dynamic range
Dynamic range (abbreviated DR, DNR, or DYR) is the ratio between the largest and smallest values that a certain quantity can assume.
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Exposure (photography)
In photography, exposure is the amount of light per unit area reaching a frame of photographic film or the surface of an electronic image sensor. Crop factor and exposure (photography) are science of photography.
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F-number
An f-number is a measure of the light-gathering ability of an optical system such as a camera lens. Crop factor and f-number are science of photography.
Field of view
The field of view (FOV) is the angular extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment. Crop factor and field of view are science of photography.
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Focal length
The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power. Crop factor and focal length are science of photography.
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Four Thirds system
The Four Thirds System is a standard created by Olympus and Eastman Kodak for digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) design and development.
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Foveon X3 sensor
The Foveon X3 sensor is a digital camera image sensor designed by Foveon, Inc., (now part of Sigma Corporation) and manufactured by Dongbu Electronics.
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Fujifilm GFX 50S
The Fujifilm GFX 50S is a mirrorless medium format camera produced by Fujifilm.
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Fujifilm X series
The Fujifilm X series is a line of digital cameras produced by Fujifilm.
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Fujifilm X-mount
The Fujifilm X-mount is a lens mount for Fujifilm interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras in its X-series, designed for 23.6mm x 15.6mm APS-C sensors.
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Full-frame DSLR
A full-frame DSLR is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) with a 35 mm image sensor format.
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Hasselblad
Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium format cameras, photographic equipment and image scanners based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Illuminance
In photometry, illuminance is the total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area.
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Image
An image is a visual representation.
Image circle
The image circle is the cross section of the cone of light transmitted by a lens or series of lenses onto the image plane.
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Image noise
Image noise is random variation of brightness or color information in images, and is usually an aspect of electronic noise.
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Image sensor
An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image.
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Image sensor format
In digital photography, the image sensor format is the shape and size of the image sensor.
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Leaf (Israeli company)
Leaf is an Israeli company that manufactures high-end digital backs for medium format and large format cameras.
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Leica M8
The Leica M8 is the first digital camera in the rangefinder M series introduced by Leica Camera AG on 14 September 2006.
Leica M9
The Leica M9 is a full-frame digital rangefinder camera from Leica Camera AG.
Lenses for SLR and DSLR cameras
This article details '''lenses''' for single-lens reflex and digital single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs and DSLRs respectively).
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Long-focus lens
In photography, a long-focus lens is a camera lens which has a focal length that is longer than the diagonal measure of the film or sensor that receives its image.
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Macro photography
Macro photography (or photomacrography or macrography, and sometimes macrophotography) is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects and living organisms like insects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life-size (though macrophotography also refers to the art of making very large photographs).
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Medium format
Medium format has traditionally referred to a film format in photography and the related cameras and equipment that use film.
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Mirrorless camera
A mirrorless camera (sometimes referred to as a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, MILC, or digital single-lens mirrorless, DSLM) is a digital camera which, in contrast to DSLRs, does not use a mirror in order to ensure that the image presented to the photographer through the viewfinder is identical to that taken by the camera.
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Nikon CX format
The Nikon CX format is an image sensor format by Nikon for the Nikon 1 series MILCs featuring the Nikon 1 mount bayonet and lenses.
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Nikon DX format
The Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24x16 mm.
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Normal lens
In photography and cinematography, a normal lens is a lens that reproduces a field of view that appears "natural" to a human observer.
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Olympus Corporation
is a Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products.
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Panasonic
is a Japanese multinational electronics company, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.
Pentax K-1
The Pentax K-1 is the first production Pentax full-frame digital SLR camera.
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Pentax K-mount
The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK-mount", is a bayonet lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras.
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Pentax Q series
The Pentax Q series is a series of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras made by Pentax and introduced in 2011 with the initial model Pentax Q., it was the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens digital camera.
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Perspective (graphical)
Linear or point-projection perspective is one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts; the other is parallel projection.
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Phase One (company)
Phase One is a Danish company specializing in high-end digital photography equipment and software.
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Photon
A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.
Pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a dot matrix display device.
Ricoh GR film cameras
The Ricoh GR was a series of point-and-shoot, or compact, 35 mm film cameras made by Ricoh and introduced between 1996 and 2001.
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Ricoh GXR
The Ricoh GXR is a compact digital camera first announced by Ricoh Company, Ltd, Tokyo on November 10, 2009.
Samsung NX-mount
The Samsung NX-mount is the lens mount used on NX series mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Samsung.
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Shot noise
Shot noise or Poisson noise is a type of noise which can be modeled by a Poisson process.
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Shutter speed
In photography, shutter speed or exposure time is the length of time that the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light (that is, when the camera's shutter is open) when taking a photograph. Crop factor and shutter speed are science of photography.
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Signal-to-noise ratio
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise.
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Single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system (hence "reflex" from the mirror's reflection) that permits the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717
The Sony Cybershot DSC-F717 is a bridge digital camera, introduced by Sony in September 2002.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828 is a 8.0 megapixel digital bridge camera announced by Sony on August 15, 2003.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 is a series of premium fixed-lens full-frame digital compact cameras made by Sony as part of its Cyber-shot line.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 is a digital superzoom bridge camera made by Sony.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 series
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 series is a high-end compact camera part of the wider Sony RX series.
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Sony E-mount
The E-mount is a lens mount designed by Sony for their NEX ("New E-mount eXperience") and ILCE series of camcorders and mirrorless cameras.
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Sony α
Sony α (the lower case to Greek letter alpha, often transliterated as Sony Alpha) is a brand of digital camera.
Superzoom
A superzoom or ultrazoom lens is a type of photographic zoom lens with unconventionally large focal length factors, typically ranging from wide angle to extreme long lens focal lengths in one lens.
Teleconverter
A teleconverter (sometimes called tele extender) is a secondary lens mounted between a camera and a photographic lens which enlarges the central part of an image obtained by the lens.
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Vignetting
In photography and optics, vignetting is a reduction of an image's brightness or saturation toward the periphery compared to the image center. Crop factor and vignetting are science of photography.
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Wide-angle lens
In photography and cinematography, a wide-angle lens is a lens covering a large angle of view.
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135 film
Full gate of the movie format half the size) Leica I, 1927, the first successful camera worldwide for 35 cine film 135 film, more popularly referred to as 35 mm film or 35 mm, is a format of photographic film with a film gauge of loaded into a standardized type of magazine (also referred to as a cassette or cartridge) for use in 135 film cameras.
35 mm equivalent focal length
In photography, the 35 mm equivalent focal length is a measure of the angle of view for a particular combination of a camera lens and film or image sensor size. Crop factor and 35 mm equivalent focal length are science of photography.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_factor
Also known as Crop sensor, FOVCF, Focal length multiplier, Format factor, Lens factor, Magnification factor.
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