# Canon IXY DIGITAL vs. Nikon D5200

### Comparison

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Megapixels
2.02
24.10
Max. image resolution
1600 x 1200
6000 x 4000

## Sensor

Sensor type
CCD
CMOS
Sensor size
1/2.7" (~ 5.33 x 4 mm)
23.5 x 15.6 mm
Sensor resolution
1639 x 1232
6032 x 3995
Diagonal
6.66 mm
28.21 mm
Sensor size comparison
Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera. Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the sensor, the better the image quality.

Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.

## Actual sensor size

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 vs 1 : 17.2 (ratio) Canon IXY DIGITAL Nikon D5200
Surface area:
 21.32 mm² vs 366.60 mm²
Difference: 345.28 mm² (1620%)
D5200 sensor is approx. 17.2x bigger than IXY DIGITAL sensor.
Note: You are comparing sensors of vastly different generations. There is a gap of 12 years between Canon IXY DIGITAL (2000) and Nikon D5200 (2012). Twelve years is a huge amount of time, technology wise, resulting in newer sensor being much more efficient than the older one.
Pixel pitch
3.25 µm
3.9 µm
Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.

The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
Difference: 0.65 µm (20%)
Pixel pitch of D5200 is approx. 20% higher than pixel pitch of IXY DIGITAL.
Pixel area
10.56 µm²
15.21 µm²
Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered. The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.

Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Relative pixel sizes:
vs
Pixel area difference: 4.65 µm² (44%)
A pixel on Nikon D5200 sensor is approx. 44% bigger than a pixel on Canon IXY DIGITAL.
Pixel density
9.46 MP/cm²
6.59 MP/cm²
Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one square cm of the sensor.

Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
Difference: 2.87 µm (44%)
Canon IXY DIGITAL has approx. 44% higher pixel density than Nikon D5200.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers, click here.

## Specs

Canon IXY DIGITAL
Nikon D5200
Crop factor
6.5
1.53
Total megapixels
2.11
24.71
Effective megapixels
2.02
24.10
Optical zoom
2x
Digital zoom
Yes
No
ISO sensitivity
100
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 (12800 with boost)
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
57 cm
Macro focus range
10 cm
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
35 - 70 mm
Aperture priority
No
Yes
Max. aperture
f2.8 - f4.0
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)
f18.2 - f26
n/a
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
No
Yes
Min. shutter speed
1 sec
30 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/1500 sec
1/4000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Optical (tunnel)
Optical (pentamirror)
White balance presets
5
12
Screen size
1.5"
3"
Screen resolution
120,000 dots
921,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
1920x1080 (60i/50i/30p/25p/24p)
Storage types
Compact Flash (Type I)
SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB
USB 1.0
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Canon Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion EN-EL14 rechargeable battery
Weight
250 g
555 g
Dimensions
87 x 57 x 27 mm
129 x 98 x 78 mm
Year
2000
2012

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## Diagonal

Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
 Diagonal = √ w² + h²
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height

### Canon IXY DIGITAL diagonal

The diagonal of IXY DIGITAL sensor is not 1/2.7 or 0.37" (9.4 mm) as you might expect, but approximately two thirds of that value - 6.66 mm. If you want to know why, see sensor sizes.

w = 5.33 mm
h = 4.00 mm
 Diagonal = √ 5.33² + 4.00² = 6.66 mm

### Nikon D5200 diagonal

w = 23.50 mm
h = 15.60 mm
 Diagonal = √ 23.50² + 15.60² = 28.21 mm

## Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

### IXY DIGITAL sensor area

Width = 5.33 mm
Height = 4.00 mm

Surface area = 5.33 × 4.00 = 21.32 mm²

### D5200 sensor area

Width = 23.50 mm
Height = 15.60 mm

Surface area = 23.50 × 15.60 = 366.60 mm²

## Pixel pitch

Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:
 Pixel pitch = sensor width in mm × 1000 sensor resolution width in pixels

### IXY DIGITAL pixel pitch

Sensor width = 5.33 mm
Sensor resolution width = 1639 pixels
 Pixel pitch = 5.33 × 1000 = 3.25 µm 1639

### D5200 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor resolution width = 6032 pixels
 Pixel pitch = 23.50 × 1000 = 3.9 µm 6032

## Pixel area

The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²

You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
 Pixel area = sensor surface area in mm² effective megapixels

### IXY DIGITAL pixel area

Pixel pitch = 3.25 µm

Pixel area = 3.25² = 10.56 µm²

### D5200 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 3.9 µm

Pixel area = 3.9² = 15.21 µm²

## Pixel density

Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:
 Pixel density =  ( sensor resolution width in pixels )² / 1000000 sensor width in cm

One could also use this formula:
 Pixel density = effective megapixels × 1000000 / 10000 sensor surface area in mm²

### IXY DIGITAL pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 1639 pixels
Sensor width = 0.533 cm

Pixel density = (1639 / 0.533)² / 1000000 = 9.46 MP/cm²

### D5200 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 6032 pixels
Sensor width = 2.35 cm

Pixel density = (6032 / 2.35)² / 1000000 = 6.59 MP/cm²

## Sensor resolution

Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications. Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula. For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.

1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.

2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
(X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000    →
 X = √ effective megapixels × 1000000 r
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:

Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X

### IXY DIGITAL sensor resolution

Sensor width = 5.33 mm
Sensor height = 4.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 2.02
r = 5.33/4.00 = 1.33
 X = √ 2.02 × 1000000 = 1232 1.33
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 1232 × 1.33 = 1639
Resolution vertical: X = 1232

Sensor resolution = 1639 x 1232

### D5200 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 23.50 mm
Sensor height = 15.60 mm
Effective megapixels = 24.10
r = 23.50/15.60 = 1.51
 X = √ 24.10 × 1000000 = 3995 1.51
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 3995 × 1.51 = 6032
Resolution vertical: X = 3995

Sensor resolution = 6032 x 3995

## Crop factor

Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.
 Crop factor = 43.27 mm sensor diagonal in mm

### IXY DIGITAL crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 6.66 mm
 Crop factor = 43.27 = 6.5 6.66

### D5200 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 28.21 mm
 Crop factor = 43.27 = 1.53 28.21

## 35 mm equivalent aperture

Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).

### IXY DIGITAL equivalent aperture

Crop factor = 6.5
Aperture = f2.8 - f4.0

35-mm equivalent aperture = (f2.8 - f4.0) × 6.5 = f18.2 - f26

### D5200 equivalent aperture

Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for Nikon D5200, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Crop factor for Nikon D5200 is 1.53

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