Fujifilm S3 Pro has a
6.0MP APS-C (23 x 15.5 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Olympus E-450 has a
10.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic III processor.
Below you can see the S3 Pro and E-450 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm S3 Pro and Olympus E-450 Cameras
As seen above, Fujifilm S3 Pro has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-450. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Fujifilm S3 Pro and Olympus E-450 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, S3 Pro has scored 60, 4 points higher than E-450.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Fujifilm S3 Pro
60
20.9 bits
13.5 Evs
346 ISO
Olympus E-450
56
21.5 bits
10.5 Evs
512 ISO
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Fujifilm S3 Pro
or the
Olympus E-450 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(APS-C versus Four Thirds),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
