Photo 101: How to Understand Digital Camera Sensors: DSLR, Mirrorless, Full Frame, APS-C, Cell Phone

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Jared Polin nice arms!

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@Jared Polin it seems to be down. Is this still available?

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Wow! I don't know how you said all of that in just one breath. Amazing!

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this video may not contain a heck a lot of info. but i have to say, jared really summed up how to take good photos in one video. thanks man. love your videos they have taught me a lot!! keep it up :)

[@jayceeamarie]

Great video! No mention of micro four thirds though?

[@froknowsphoto]

there are a million different sizes, I went with the ones you see the most.

[@chazM6116]

lots of micro four thirds like Olympus

[@charlottesimss9853]

m43 is pretty dead now though, everyone's sticking with APS-C

[@jayceeamarie]

Clacking Computer I would disagree. Cameras like the G85, GH5 and Olympus OMD E1 Mark II are keeping it alive. Even DJI is still going strong with micro 4/3.

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

Clacking Computer As much as I hate Micro 4/3rds, I think it's going to be the sensor for drones now and in the future. Inspire 2 already uses it.

[@Yoko.Kurama]

In good lightning is there a big difference in image quality between 1 inch and m43. I know in low light larger sensor is better

[@itsdanielantunes]

Medium format? Or you just aiming for the consumption market?

[@froknowsphoto]

teaching aka 101.

[@itsdanielantunes]

Ah. Got it!

[@JOEVPLYR]

Awesome work as always Jared. I've learned a lot from your channel which has helped me figure out what direction I want to go with in my photography.

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thans Joe.

[@vishnuechakra]

Am planning to get a mirror less can you advice which one to get am a casual photographer and also make short films

[@AngelicMateo]

Hi! I just want to ask, What is better, Canon G5x or Canon M5?

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Awesome educational vod. Love you Fro❤️

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[@MattiasVerduijn]

Great video for us beginners out there! Are you thinking of making one about lenses as well? Cheers

[@anything7087]

Bro write pls three zoom cameras to full frame, aps-c, mirrorless aps-c, 1inch and 1/3inch only zoom cameras bigger than 40-50x

[@Derick_Dilip]

awesome video bro!!

[@steveglassvideo]

Love today's setup. Looks like a different color grade or something? Looks great! Love the vlog man!

[@boredamish2534]

+Jared Polin Now (same setup) make a video explaining Megapixel to Sensor ratio ie: Full Frame with 30MP+ may not be as good in low light as a 12MP Full Frame

[@nevakee716]

Bored Amish nope you are wrong, MP have nothing to do with noise on global noise on the whole sensor. It will only be noisier if you zoom 1:1 into both. The diffence of between to camera is only about crop factor and technology of the sensor to handle noise

[@JG-bh9rz]

What are you on about Mathias, a full frame sensor with a lower megapixel count means each pixel is larger and therefore captures more light, hence why the A7S II full frame but only 12mp is much better in lowlight than the 42mp A7R 2. The cameras will have noise reduction built in but anyone who doesn't want their photos to turn to mush will turn it off and only add it in post if necessary

[@isaiahwilkerson2250]

Thanks, this helped along with learning additional info.

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what camera and lens u use for filming this show plz? and? is is aputure 672s light u use for lighting ? plz do u tuts on how u setup ur Vlog plz

[@Fraaankiee]

Kreyol VFX this question is hard to read

[@kreyolvfx4520]

I'm talking about the Camera you use for filming your (VLOG)

[@EvilGenius.]

you are very helpful, thank you. this. video also helped me decide witch kind of camera to buy next thank you!

[@al-rq1pg]

Do smaller ("cropped") sensors actually 'crop' images/video down? Never really understood this. Great video though, one I've been wanting for a while, thanks

[@froknowsphoto]

+A29 well not exactly, they simply are smaller.

[@PuntokUno1014]

sir, can i use the same lens for a aps-c mirroless to aps-c dslr? or do i need a adaptor?

[@iggytse]

It is not just the size. The dynamic range, low light performance and colour science also need to be taken into consideration. And I truely believe the progress that has been made in recent years is due to the sensor improvements in smart phones as instagram became popular. I remember being blown away by the image quality from my Canon G1X bridge camera compared to an older Nikon D90 I had the opportunity to use at an event. I just couldn’t get the image to look good in camera in the D90 and switch back to the G1X.

[@chowdarisaiabhishek]

Nikon D500 + Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 + Sigma 50-100 f1.8 or Nikon D750+ Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 +Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 which one to go???

[@yadagirilakshminarasimhaki9082]

please make fujifilm xt3 vs Xt30 in-depth comparison video

[@Dfm_Sushil]

You and your channel is awesome

[@Nhazzstradamus]

Hey Jared great vid, question tho. I'm looking to make video segments like they do on ESPN first take, or Fox Sports news. Would you recommend the dlsr or s camcorder on a budget ? Thanks for the vids

[@samerazmy]

very good video ,just to the point

[@hekidanjo]

Always love your content. If you ever revisit, you might want to speak to the differences in depth of field as a result of sensor size.

[@froknowsphoto]

thanks for the comment. I wont speak to the differences of depth of field in this beginner stuff as it adds to the confusion. I've mentioned it with the cell phone videos in the past but don't want to confuse people.

[@theory8sf]

Where my micro 4/3 peeps at?

[@khalidhebshi5318]

Peter Russell Micro 4/3 is everywhere

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On its way to History's trash bucket?

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Thank you from Bangladesh

[@thebritwiththecamera1834]

Is aps-H sensor a thing?

Great content so simply and nicely explained 👌👌👌

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Great content fro!! Keep em coming!👍🏽👍🏽

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Sensor size og go pro 7 black vs apsc dslr ?

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can i get the 11 days guide resent i am a subscriber but never recieved a copy

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But in a camera specification site it say Sony a7 is Full frame camera and its sensor is 35mm.

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i already signed up.and it says i will be getting shortly.but i checked my inbox and i am not getting any mails.please help

[@Tech-NO-City]

If a bigger sensor lets in more light. Why doesn't light meters have a setting for sensor size?

[@Cory_Armitage]

Awesome explanation! Great topic

[@FinnyPlartz]

Thanks Jared, I really needed this! :)

[@JinjinMee]

as always, very informative

[@flydeeper]

Great video

[@UHFStation1]

How does the sensors work though?

[@RCurry-yg3il]

this video helped A LOT!!

[@acunha8]

No mention of micro 4/3 ?

[@PirHana]

Thanks, fro bro!

[@GiuseppePipia]

Why do people complain? What the heck want to know in just 5 minutes? An encyclopedia of what is available on the market? This is basics for people who are new into photography and get confused seeing almost feature-film documentaries on sensor sizes and all, instead of shooting and being creative.

[@stargazer5511]

Agree, get out and shoot. I've had great results just by reading a few books and massive practice. I love just going out and looking for a good pic. Sometimes it doesn't happen but I'm still out and getting exercise.

[@johnnyc.5979]

Big ass print? Where did that come from? Was rolling along professionally until then.

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Great advert

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Good video!

[@motiurrahman]

Thanks , mate

[@itsmevince8967]

Nice Vids Bro! :-) love it ...it helps me a lot

[@simonamyot-bourgeois6982]

Hmmm 1" and 1/3" are not actually 1 inch and a third of an inch but much smaller. Why are they still named like that?

[@froknowsphoto]

+Simon Amyot-Bourgeois that I've asked a million times before as well. Still not sure exactly

[@simonamyot-bourgeois6982]

from wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format "Sensor sizes are expressed in inches notation because at the time of the popularization of digital image sensors they were used to replace video camera tubes. The common 1" circular video camera tubes had a rectangular photo sensitive area about 16mm diagonal, so a digital sensor with a 16 mm diagonal size was a 1" video tube equivalent. The name of a 1" digital sensor should more accurately be read as "one inch video camera tube equivalent" sensor. Current digital image sensor size descriptors are the video camera tube equivalency size, not the actual size of the sensor. For example, a 1" sensor has a diagonal measurement of 16mm." ok now I sort of get it

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We're not sure why some people are having this issue. We can't seem to pinpoint it as when I test it on different addresses I get them all.

[@hajime5486]

Micro 4/3?

[@yungdaddydk]

what is a micro four thirds ???

[@berntolovhellstrom8891]

www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/

[@Adriengue964]

and what is MFT ?

[@berntolovhellstrom8891]

The Micro Four Thirds System www.four-thirds.org/en/microft

[@lucianistoc1264]

@The Brit With The Camera it used to be a thing,now it's pretty ,,oldschool"

[@TrebleWing]

aww c'mon you coulda squeezed in info about m4/3 sensors

[@Remyueru]

no love for micro four thirds

[@MrNYCman530]

Considering the technological advances to the APS-C sensors recently, you can really boost up the ISO without much noise. And there's little difference in image quality between APS-C and full frame sensors unless you're making huge prints. My APSC camera of choice is the Sony a6500, which I love. After shooting Jpegs for years, I just began shooting in raw, and honestly, it makes a difference and the time it takes in Lightroom to post process wasn't as long as I thought it would be.

[@cray8381]

I never been this early

[@RodrigoAReyes95]

APS-H?

[@anantjoshi8450]

what things can damage or poor down the sensor ??

[@NeerajSharma-i7]

Bsi- cmos. Vs cmos

[@ragnar300]

hey

[@J276]

Going from IPhone to full frame and people have been asking me that I gained weight.

[@Luxcium]

2:31 No I don't have a cellphone in my pocket right now since it's in my hand watching this video !!!

[@hrobass]

Im the 1000 likes ;)

[@benhalstead1869]

That 5 minute portrait you did was awesome but the images of the motorcycle mechanic were horrific. You had him looking like a zombie crackhead. All contrast ain't good contrast.

[@froknowsphoto]

wow, don't agree in the least.

[@benhalstead1869]

I believe should try...keyword TRY to make your client look good if you can. Pulling back on the contrast would helped. One thing for sure he wasn't happy. Watch the video. You did a great job as usual but those images were unfortunate. My opinion.

[@BulkMarketing]

Hot Takes I agree but like Sal Cincotta photographers get a huge ego in forget about the client in make it more about there skills. I watch the video he was destruct a tad. Sharpness & contrast is awesome if use correctly. Gritty is cool but that dam gritty..lol

[@hellolife1241]

I liked it very much. It has a very good compsition. He isn't looking like a zombie, it's more like he has a dedication to what does. It has become his shadow.

You forgot medium format.

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wow in 5 mins

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your hair is hilarious

[@someofthem]

pixel pitch...

[@nadkarni.create]

1000 dollar point and shoot camera??

[@MohammadArid]

This old video

[@nbrooks1799]

No Medium format! The Mamiya Leaf 645D produces the most detailed files but wait 'full frame' because of it's name is the biggest you can go. BULLSHIT.

[@JG-bh9rz]

it's a video for beginners, what beginner has a medium format camera?

[@nbrooks1799]

Josh Boddington David Beckam's son who got given Hasselblad and a photography contract by an American fashion mag.

[@JG-bh9rz]

Yes because he'll be watching this video and has so much in common with the majority of people... plus Brooklyn was into photography long before he got that job.

[@nbrooks1799]

Josh Boddington Ther is a huge difference between 'being into photography' and having an iphone and an instagram account! I beleive that shoot with the Hasselblad was gis first PAID shoot and all of the images are crap. Why would a beginer want to go into full-frame? Oh wait because they have money burning a whole in their pocket and want to get into a hobby. Hence why not medium format? Or 5x4?

[@JG-bh9rz]

Nicholas Brooks is really going to lengthen a video or confuse the huge majority of viewers who will start with the cameras shown by talking about medium format, which 99% aren't even going to use. And lastly, the whole 'you're a beginner until you've been paid to shoot is bs' he'd had cameras before that and he knows how to use them, he's off to study photography at uni mate. It seems to me you're just salty that he has these opportunities and you don't. If the images suck so much why don't you go and shoot for Burberry? Oh wait, they wouldn't fucking hire you

[@scotthullinger9955]

Uh, sensor size does NOT determine how much light is gathered on the sensor. That's what the f/stop of the lens does, either a fast maximum aperture, or a slow one.