Full Frame vs APS-C - James Thurley.

A high quality, full frame 10MP camera will produce images orders of magnitude better than a low end 24 MP APS-C will. In terms of camera performance for low light and high ISO, ironically fewer pixels are better, as the individual photosites are larger on the lower pixel count.

APS-C sized sensor on the left and Full Frame sensor on the right A Full Frame camera has an imaging sensor which is equivalent to traditional 35mm film size. Full Frame sensors are most often featured in Canon’s Professional Series cameras, while an APS-C sensors are smaller in size and are most often found in entry to mid-level models.

Remember that full frame is not explicitly better than APS-C, it's just 'different'.

The Full Frame cameras will, however, automatically start shooting in APS-C mode to allow for this difference if an APS-C lens is being used. The down-side of this is that the megapixel count will drop as the camera will only by using the central part of its sensor.

Full-frame and APS-C formats. Both A and E mount cameras have full frame and APS-C sensors options. Among the many sensor sizes in common use, full-frame is considered to be a large format while APS-C is a medium format. Both are popular for their individual advantages.

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Crop Sensor (or also called APS-C) vs. Full Frame. A crop sensor is smaller than a full frame sensor. That means the edges of the image captured by a full frame camera are cropped by the APS-C sensor. Because this is a smaller sensor, it has a slight disadvantage in how much fine detail it can capture.

The EOS philosophy The EOS family is designed to help you shoot the very best photos and movies. Each system offers distinct technological and design differences, with camera bodies available in DSLR and mirrorless options and with APS-C or full-frame sensors.

A lot of money you pay for Pro full frame lenses is to give them edge to edge performance that you literally never see when using it on a crop sensor camera. If your choice is between an STM EF-S lens and full frame lens for you APS-C camera with very few exceptions you are better off with the STM EF-S lens.

Illustration of Crop Factor on a Full Frame vs APS-C The photo illustrates the difference between what a standard 35mm full frame sensor captures and a smaller APS-C sensor. It also illustrates the relative zoom afforded by the APS-C sensor and the wider angle afforded by the full frame sensor.

Another thing that APS-C proponents like to point at is vignetting. Shoot a frame of the sky, a white wall, or any uniform-colored subject with your lens wide-open on full-frame, and the same frame on APS-C. Chances are, the full-frame picture will show pretty obvious vignetting -- the corners will fade into darkness, a stop or more.

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