In a previous article I wrote how the sensor size in your digital camera makes a big difference in image quality. All other things being equal, bigger sensors are better. But camera manufacturers make it difficult to find out how big your camera’s sensor is.
Here is a NY Times article by David Pogue about digital camera sensor size:
Help Crack the Sensor-Size Code
And here is a website that gives the size of digital camera sensors. This is very useful information.
Sensor Size
Camera manufacturers should be more upfront about sensor size. When they make it difficult to find out a very important bit of information about their product, it gives the impression that they want to hide something and maybe pull the wool over your eyes.
