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Old 29-09-2022, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
Sometimes they refer to the old video camera tube dimensions of years ago
A 1” video camera tube had a diagonal of 16mm , hence they refer the 533 having a 1” sensor

Agree it’s a nonsense comparison

Look up Wiki , it shows you the old video tube sizes in inches and their diagonals

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Martin
Had a look at Wiki. Apparently, it is about format rather than size. Like 4/3 sensors - so called because of ratios not dimensions. It probably means more to many but I remain among the ignorant.
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