BIG VS SMALL Sensor Image Quality | APS-C VS Full Frame

Why does a big full-frame sensor usually have better image quality than a small aps-c sensor? Especially in low light!

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[JorisHermans]

But really, guys... don't think you NEED a full-frame camera to make great videos or photos. The latest APS-C and Micro 4/3 cameras are AWESOME. The difference is not that big anymore so unless you shoot in low light all the time or if you make huge prints (in that case you also need a lot of megapixels 😉), you won't NEED a big sensor. You'll probably WANT one but that's a different story 😜😎

[nevvanclarke]

If anyone has used a Fuji film X T5 recently, you’ll discover how good this is for a crop sensor camera. I have been in the camper full frame for a long time but I decided to give this camera ago because I needed something lighter and the images I’m getting out of this are incredible. It is good as my full frame in terms of the image quality. And yes I have gone into pixel peep mode

[SamMcGhee]

It's not the amount of pixels, it's the size and quality of each pixel. I love this. Great explanation.

[kevodiazz]

FINALLY SOMEONE EXPLAINS IT LIKE A G 👏🏼🔥

[neiils]

APS-C and full-frame cameras only differ in sensor size. Most people can't tell if a picture was taken with APS-C or full-frame. Each has advantages and disadvantages, but what matters is producing high-quality images for social media and internet uploads. We're in the digital age, photo albums are less popular; everyone uploads online for easy access. We use our cellphones daily, making it simpler to view and share photos.

[scotteasson]

While it’s true that the bigger the sensor the better the image quality can be. However that doesn’t mean that just because the sensors is bigger the image quality will be better.
The smaller the sensor the better the accuracy of the sensor & the lens requires to be to achieve the same quality of image. And in some cases that means there are lots of cases where there are smaller format cameras with better image quality than some larger format cameras

[tlustejmicin]

5D Classic owner here. Very good camera with 12mpx. Still very competitive these days.

[TheGyroBarqusShow]

That's why less megapixels on an APS-C is great.

[carlosbobbert]

Thank you, you just explained it the best way anyone ever could straight to the point and easy to understand

[fthprodphoto-video]

It’s not totally true :
one main factor is also sensor technology
An older 12MP 35mm full frame sensor with large pixels (like the D700) won’t be as good as a more recent camera using a better APSC sensor with advanced technology like the 21mp sensor in the d500 for example.

A modern 16mp or 21 mp micro 43 sensor offers similar IQ than the D700 and better IQ than on the D300

So it’s relative to sensor technology

[EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

When the Sony a6000 came out it had better image quality than the 5d mark iii

[MauHobby]

Got my T5i, old girl but loving it 💀📷🙏🏻

[jeffhampton]

The size of the photosite only matters at the pixel level, but that’s not how we look at images. If this argument were correct, a 10 megapixel micro four thirds camera would deliver cleaner images than a 50 megapixel full frame sensor, but that’s not even close to true. Like at all.
A high res camera is noisier when you view it one pixel at a time, but when you scale them to the same size for viewing, the noise gets compressed.
The full frame is cleaner because it’s capturing more photons, so the signal to noise ratio is better. The more light you capture, the less noise you’ll have, and the larger sensor will collect more light, regardless of how many photo sites you divide it into.

[Nesthetic]

Finally someone explains it correctly! 🙌

[Tbonyandsteak]

In the end it about how light the sensors recieves.
Smaller sensors just need more light. Smaller sensors have DOF advantage when you when you want more in focus. Soo you shoot in shorter focal length, wider Aperture, lower ISO. That kind of advantage.

[stmsaiya]

This is a myth it was disproved by photographer printing the same pictures using a full frame camera and aps c camera. Both had great image quality. big prints, don't lie ok. Also, it is about best lenses, not the gear

[dct]

A/D converter, ISO processor(s), Pixel Pitch π

[jordenricks]

At the end of the day it's all about ease of use, plus not everybody shoots in low light. The majority of the content we consume is not even in low light. It's all about color reproduction In overall handling of the image to me. Personally I'm a Fuji shooter and due to the color science and the degree of raw manipulation I'm able to shoot out of camera a lot of pleasing photos that look color graded.

[MarcSpee]

I missed the difference in focal lengths and i do not agree with your advise to mirror or mirrorless. I like aps-c cameras because of the crop you get when for example shooting wildlife or sports when you want to get close, but cant. But i like the full frame more because of low light conditions and because of less image noise.

About the point of mirror vs mirrorless it really depents on the quality of the evf and what you want to photograph . I’ve exprienced that with the evf, you get more contrast when you look through it compared to the screen on the back. And with fast moving subjects a lot of mirrorless cameras are a little bit too “laggy” for capturing the right moment. Camera’s with a mirror would never have that problem. But overall a really great video and i really like your content.

[Michael-wv]

I always tell some people that MP means nothing. I have 4x5, medium format, and 35 mm film camera.