What's a full-frame camera and why should you choose one?
What's a full-frame camera?
A full-frame camera is a camera with a full-frame sensor. This is an image sensor that's the same size as the sensor of an analog camera. The biggest advantage of a full-frame camera is that it has no crop factor. Crop factor means that the image is cut off because the sensor is too small to capture the entire image. A full-frame camera has no problem with this.
What image quality does a full-frame camera offer?
A full-frame camera can have the same number of megapixels as a camera with a smaller sensor. But since the number of pixels in a full-frame camera is spread out over a larger surface, the pixels are larger. As a result, they capture more light and make the sensor more light-sensitive. In general, this allows you to take a clearer and sharper photo with a full-frame camera. Even in dark situations.
What else does this camera have to offer?
Since a full-frame doesn't have a crop factor, your lens actually has the image angle that's promised. A 50mm lens on a full-frame camera truly has a 50mm image angle. On a camera with an APS-C sensor, the image angle is reduced to 33.3mm. In addition, a full-frame sensor has a smaller depth of field than other sensors. This makes it easier to make your subject stand out from the background, which is useful in portrait and macro photography, for example.
What should I keep in mind?
If you buy a full-frame camera, you need to pay attention when you purchase lenses. Not all lenses fit on a full-frame camera. A lens for a full-frame camera needs to have a full-frame lens mount. If you attach a lens with a smaller mount, the edges of the sensor aren't fully exposed.
When do I choose a full-frame camera?
With a full-frame camera, the entire image is included on the photo. In other words, you can photograph with a larger image angle if you use a full-frame camera. Choose a full-frame camera if you want to use the full image angle of your wide-angle lens, for example. In addition, a full-frame camera is more light sensitive. That makes this type of camera very suitable for taking clear and sharp photos in dark situations. However, all of these specifications come at a price.
