So what’s all the fuss about? Understanding some of the practical differences between these two types of plates…er…cameras will help you know which type is best for you. Both will get the job done, and both are great for different types of people. Shooting with a full-frame camera is like taking a normal size plate to the serving area, whereas using a crop sensor camera is like using a plate that is about 30% smaller. Think of it like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet with different sized plates. Using a smaller sensor has interesting effects on things like depth of field and apparent focal length of lenses, but it’s not a subjective measure of how good or bad a camera is. How the smaller sensor affects your images The most common size that the term crop-sensor refers to is known as APS-C, which is the same size as a piece of film from the mid-1990’s Advantix format (also called the Advanced Photo System or APS) invented by Kodak. A full-frame sensor is the same size as a piece of 35mm film which was, and still is, the most widely-used type of film in analog cameras. The term crop-sensor or full-frame refers solely to the size of the imaging sensor inside a camera. Even mobile phones, which are basically super-duper-ultra-crop sensor cameras, can take breathtaking award-winning shots that grace not only social media feeds but billboards, walls, and pages of magazines across the world. Moreover, all types of cameras are capable of taking great photos. All of them are different, and each format has its strengths and weaknesses (yes, even full-frame cameras have weaknesses!) and each is ideally suited to different types of photography. Different, not betterīefore I get too deep into this article I want to make one thing clear neither crop, nor full-frame, nor medium format, nor micro-four-thirds are any better than the others. On an FX-format camera with a DX lens mounted, the camera will automatically engage its built-in DX crop mode, thus recording an image only from the center section of the sensor.This duck is rushing to get the latest full-frame camera he read about on the internet. The DX-format camera can use both types of lenses (DX and FX) since the non-DX lens image circle is larger than needed on a DX-format camera. Non-DX lenses cast a larger image circle corresponding to an FX-format sensor. The circle cast by a DX lens is smaller and corresponds to the size of a DX sensor. And here's why.Įach lens is designed to cast an image circle on the camera's sensor. There is, of course, no crop factor present with the FX sensor with an FX or full frame lens.ĭX cameras have the added benefit of being able to use both DX and non-DX NIKKOR lenses-those lenses without the DX designation in their names, i.e. Yes, FX camera bodies and lenses are full frame! The FX sensor, with more "light gathering" area, offers higher sensitivity and, generally, lower noise. On a full frame FX-format camera with a DX lens mounted, the camera will automatically engage its built-in DX crop mode, thus recording an image only from the center section of the sensor. However, to avoid vignetting, the DX crop mode is automatically selected by the camera when a DX lens is attached. If you are upgrading from a DX to a full frame FX format camera you can still use DX lenses since the camera will automatically compensate. Can you use a DX lens on an FX camera body? This means, for example, a 24mm lens on a DX sensor camera provides an approximate 36mm view. The DX sensor makes the production of lighter, smaller cameras possible, but because it covers a smaller portion of the image projected by the lens, a 1.5x crop factor is introduced-so called because the smaller sensor crops the image compared to an image from a 35mm film frame. So if you went from an FX camera to a DX format DSLR, your full frame FX lenses will still work. DX lenses and FX lenses can be used interchangeably. Can you use an FX lens on a DX camera body? These lenses are smaller and lighter in weight and address the market's need for affordable, high-performance lenses with a variety of focal lengths and zoom options. The DX designation can be found in the lens name, i.e. DX cameras with smaller sensors are optimized for corresponding DX lenses. The DX-format is the smaller sensor at 24x16mm the larger full frame FX-format sensor measures 36x24mm which is approximately the same size as 35mm film.ĭifferent NIKKOR lenses are designed to accommodate the different camera sensor sizes. Nikon makes a DX-format sensor and an FX-format sensor. In digital SLR cameras, the camera's format refers to the size of its image sensor. © Diane Berkenfeld What is camera format? What does camera format mean?
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