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Largest Pixels

The Nikon D3S has the largest pixels of any camera we've seen at 71.1 µm².

The sensor on the digital camera captures millions of pixels (megapixels) to make up the image. Depending on the number of pixels and the size of the senor each mega pixels will have its own surface area measured in microns. The size of each pixel is important because the larger the area the more light it can gather. More light means less noise, better color and more dynamic range. The pixel size also is a limiting factor to the resolution of your camera - read the education on true resolution to understand why.

Large Pixel Compact Cameras

These digicams have the largest pixels.

	Sony Alpha NEX-5 from $650	Really small Compact 111x59x38 mm Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Great image quality 69.0 Learn more about the Sony Alpha NEX-5
	Sigma DP1s from $449	Really small Compact 109x60x31 mm Wide-angle lens 28 mm Thin 1.2" Learn more about the Sigma DP1s
	Sony Alpha NEX-3 from $549	Really small Compact 117x62x33 mm Great image quality 68.0 High resolution screen 920k dots Learn more about the Sony Alpha NEX-3
	Canon PowerShot S90 from $334	Large sensor pixels 4.3 µm² Wide aperture f/2.0 Large sensor 1/1.7" 7x5mm Learn more about the Canon PowerShot S90

See more of the top compact cameras with large pixels

Large Pixel SLRs

The following SLRs have the largest pixels.

	Nikon D3S from $5,200	Large sensor pixels 71.1 µm² Low noise at high ISO 3,253 ISO Great image quality 82.0 Learn more about the Nikon D3S
	Nikon D700 from $2,388	Large sensor pixels 71.4 µm² Low noise at high ISO 2,303 ISO Great image quality 80.0 Learn more about the Nikon D700
	Sigma SD15 from $989	Large sensor pixels 62.1 µm² Large screen 3.0" Great viewfinder Pentaprism Learn more about the Sigma SD15

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