Nikon D2X has a
12.0MP APS-C (23.7 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Nikon D4s has a
16.0MP Full frame (36 x 23.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 4 processor.
Below you can see the D2X and D4s sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D4s has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Nikon D2X. 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
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Nikon D2X and Nikon D4s sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D4s has a better overall score of 89, 30 points higher compared to D2X's score of 59.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D2X |
59 |
22.1 bits |
10.9 Evs |
476 ISO |
Nikon D4s |
89 |
24.4 bits |
13.3 Evs |
3074 ISO |