What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 53 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Is A Cropped Sensor Camera Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes

Here is my answer
A cropped sensor camera has a smaller sensor than a full frame camera. Cropped sensor cameras are generally cheaper and smaller than full frame cameras. Cropped sensor cameras have a crop factor applied to the focal length of any lens, meaning that 50mm on a full frame camera is effectively circa 80mm on a cropped sensor camera. Cropped sensor cameras have a greater depth of field than full frame cameras.

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Episode 54 - Explained In Less Than 10 Minutes - What Is A Medium Format Camera?

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