Increasing Digital Camera from 3 to 5 Million

Nov ., 9, 2000 The Japan Times

• Shipped numbers4.83 Millions Amateur Camera were shipped in the 2001.

(Film camera was 2.95 Million)

• Price

Average price was 34,200 yen (285 US$)

• Prospect shipmentMore than 6 Millions shipment are prospected in 2002

• Current trend More than 100 kinds of Amateur camera on the market in Japan,

and 54 kinds have more than 3 M

July, 31, 2002 Asahi Shinbun

Business Results in 2001

54 Amateur Cameras more than 3M At the June, 2003

Resolution Resolution(Mega Pixel) (Mega Pixel)

1 Canon Power Shot S40 4.10 1/ 1.8inch 28 OLYMPUS C-40 ZOOM 4.13 1/ 1.8inch2 Canon Power Shot G2 4.10 1/ 1.8inch 29 OLYMPUS E-10 4.00 2/ 3inch3 Canon Power Shot G1 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 30 OLYMPUS C-3100ZOOM 3.34 1/ 1.8inch4 Canon Power Shot Pro90IS 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 31 OLYMPUS C-3040 ZOOM 3.34 1/ 1.8inch5 Canon Power Shot S30 3.30 1/ 1.8inch 32 Panasonic DMC-LC40 4.01 1/ 1.76inch6 CASIO QV-4000 4.13 1/ 1.8inch 33 Panasonic DMC-LC5 4.01 1/ 1.76inch7 CASIO QV-3500EX 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 34 PENTAX Optio430RS 4.13 1/ 1.8inch8 CASIO QV-3000EX 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 35 PENTAX Optio430 4.13 1/ 1.8inch9 FUJ I FILM FinePix 6900Z 3.30 1/ 1.7inch 36 PENTAX Optio330RS 3.34 1/ 1.8inch

10 FUJ I FILM FinePix 6800Z 3.30 1/ 1.7inch 37 PENTAX Optio330 3.34 1/ 1.8inch11 Kodak DX3900 Zoom 3.30 1/ 1.75inch 38 RICOH Caplio RR1 4.13 1/ 1.8inch12 Konica KD-300Z 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 39 RICOH RDC- i700 3.34 1/ 1.8inch13 KYOCERA Finecam S4 4.13 1/ 1.8inch 40 RICOH RDC- i500 3.34 1/ 1.8inch14 KYOCERA Finecam S3x 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 41 RICOH RDC-7s 3.34 1/ 1.8inch15 KYOCERA Finecam S3 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 42 RICOH RDC-7 3.34 1/ 1.8inch16 KYOCERA Finecam 3300 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 43 SANYO DSC-AZ1 4.13 1/ 1.8inch17 MINOLTA DiMAGE 7i 5.24 2/ 3inch 44 SONY DSC F707－ 5.24 2/ 3inch18 MINOLTA DiMAGE 7 5.24 2/ 3inch 45 SONY DSC-S85 4.13 1/ 1.8inch19 MINOLTA DiMAGE F100 4.13 1/ 1.8inch 46 SONY DSC-P9 4.13 1/ 1.8inch20 MINOLTA DiMAGE 5 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 47 SONY DSC-P7 4.13 1/ 1.8inch21 MINOLTA DiMAGE S304 3.34 1/ 1.8inch 48 SONY MVC-CD400 4.13 1/ 1.8inch22 Nicon COOLPIX5700 5.24 2/ 3inch 49 SONY DSC-P71 3.34 1/ 1.8inch23 Nicon COOLPIX5000 5.24 2/ 3inch 50 TOSHIBA Allegretto M81 4.20 1/ 1.8inch24 Nicon COOLPIX4500 4.13 1/ 1.8inch 51 TOSHIBA Allegretto M70 3.37 1/ 1.8inch25 Nicon COOLPIX885 3.37 1/ 1.8inch 52 TOSHIBA Allegretto 3310 3.34 1/ 1.8inch26 OLYMPUS E-20 5.24 2/ 3inch 53 Victor GC-X3 3.34 1/ 1.8inch27 OLYMPUS C-4040 ZOOM 4.13 1/ 1.8inch 54 Victor GC-X1 3.34 1/ 1.8inch

Producer Product Name CCD Sensor CCD SensorProducer Product Name

Digital Cameras with Image Interpolation Technology

(c) FinePix 4700Z (FUJI FILM) 　 2.40Mega Pixel

(Honeycom Technology 4.32Mega Pixel)

(a) CP-900Z (EPSON)3.34Mega Pixel

(Hypict Technology 4.84Mega Pixel)

(b) GC-X1 (Victor)3.34Mega Pixel

(Pixel Sift Technology 6.00Mega Pixel)

(d) RDC-7 (RICOH)3.34Mega Pixel

(Image Enhancement Technology 7.07Mega Pixel)

3. Performance Evaluation

Performance Evaluation of Amateur Cameras

Experiment with 12 Kinds of Digital Cameras

　　　　　 1. Lens Distortion　　　　　 2. Image Quality 3. Accuracy

(d) FinePix 4700Z(FUJI FILM)

(c)FinePix 700(FUJI FILM)

(b) CP-900Z(EPSON)

(a) IXY DIGITAL(Canon)

(e) Q-M100V(Konica)

(f) C-2000ZOOM(OLYMPUS)

(g) C-3030ZOOM(OLYMPUS)

(h) DC-3(RICOH)

(i) RDC-7(RICOH)

(j) GC-X1(Victor)

(k) FinePix S1 Pro(FUJI FILM)

(l) DCS560(Kodak)

Digital Cameras

Major Components

• There are wide range pixels from 0.31 to 6.10M• *Amateur Camera with more than 3 Mega Pixel Sensor.• Sensor size of the 3 mega amateur cameras is 1/1.8 inch.

(a) Canon IXY DIGITAL 2.11 1/2.7inch

(b) EPSON CP-900Z* 3.34 1/1.8inch Hypict Technology (4.84Mega Pixel)

(c) FUJI FILM FinePix 700 1.50 1/2inch

(d) FUJI FILM FinePix 4700Z 2.40 1/1.7inch Honeycom Technology (4.32Mega Pixel)

(e) Konica Q-M100V 1.00 1/3inch

(f) OLYMPUS C-2000ZOOM 2.11 1/2inch

(g) OLYMPUS C-3030ZOOM* 3.34 1/1.8inch

(h) RICOH DC-3 0.31 1/4inch

(i) RICOH RDC-7* 3.34 1/1.8inch Image Enhancement Technology (7.07Mega Pixel)

(j) Victor GC-X1* 3.34 1/1.8inch Pixel Sift Technology (6.00Mega Pixel)

(k) FUJI FILM FinePix S1 Pro 3.40 1.1inch Honeycom Technology (6.13Mega Pixel)

(l) Kodak DCS560 6.10 1.3inch

CCD SensorImage Interpolation Technology

(Number of Pixel by Interpolation)

Consumer

Professional

Manufacturer Product NameNumber of Pixel

(× 106)

Test Target

● ： Check Points

　： Control Points

1 2

87

18

12

1413

9

15

3

10

4 5

21 22

6

16

11

19

17

28272625

24

36

23

37

3533 3431 32

3029

20

41403938 42

Accuracy of Test Model

XY coordinates: ±0.01mm

Z coordinates: ±0.5mm 　

Z

Z=20mm

Experimental Condition

(a) IXY DIGITAL 2.11 6.742 810.381 270.711 0.334 6.739 840.267 301.868 0.359

4.84 7.266 785.044 271.661 0.346 7.297 815.476 302.034 0.370

3.34 7.237 786.125 271.711 0.346 7.265 816.924 301.796 0.369

1.50 8.744 824.416 273.715 0.332 8.744 853.124 273.155 0.320

0.31 8.757 824.255 278.413 0.338 8.731 854.627 272.744 0.319

4.32 8.742 796.688 269.596 0.338 8.639 831.263 301.538 0.363

1.23 8.559 795.255 269.730 0.339 8.652 832.642 302.112 0.363

0.97 8.538 839.666 271.890 0.324 8.523 868.133 302.797 0.349

0.25 8.483 833.853 268.569 0.322 8.503 865.705 300.349 0.347

(f) C-2000ZOOM 2.11 6.677 802.527 273.957 0.341 6.665 831.393 302.621 0.364

3.34 6.621 792.881 273.023 0.344 6.623 821.988 302.336 0.368

1.23 6.654 795.585 273.932 0.344 6.637 822.335 302.558 0.368

0.31 6.260 800.522 282.488 0.353 6.244 826.901 303.729 0.367

(h) DC-3 0.31 4.119 788.128 167.189 0.212 4.098 814.822 198.422 0.244

7.07(1*) 7.766 804.029 271.565 0.338 7.843 841.178 301.636 0.359

7.07(2*) 7.766 804.611 271.565 0.335 7.839 840.559 301.068 0.358

3.34(3*) 7.770 804.673 269.756 0.335 7.842 840.865 301.460 0.359

3.34 7.806 808.315 271.097 0.335 7.845 841.281 301.865 0.359

0.79 7.812 809.072 270.313 0.334 7.860 842.620 301.220 0.357

0.31 8.429 818.185 276.380 0.338 8.424 846.532 302.014 0.357

6.00 7.604 798.585 269.150 0.337 7.741 835.082 301.255 0.361

3.34 7.638 803.118 269.727 0.336 7.692 836.303 301.441 0.360

0.79 7.655 805.195 269.825 0.335 7.711 838.168 302.599 0.361

6.13 35.637 1010.439 330.955 0.328 35.933 1047.373 343.068 0.328

3.54 35.919 1013.371 330.914 0.327 36.091 1046.619 342.794 0.328

1.38 36.036 1015.172 331.500 0.327 36.171 1047.141 342.870 0.327

(l) DCS560 6.10 36.465 976.811 330.230 0.338 36.528 1007.635 329.497 0.327

(j) GC-X1

(k) FinePix S1 Pro

(d) FinePix 4700Z

(e) Q-M100V

(g) C-3030ZOOM

(i) RDC-7

B (mm) B /H

(b) CP-900Z

(c) FinePix 700

Product Name

Mode（Number of Pixel）

× 106

case1 case2

f (mm) H (mm) B (mm) B /H f (mm) H (mm)

f : focal length

H : altitude of camera

B : base line

B/H : base-height ratios

Lens Distortion Models

ModelNo.

Model Name Equation

0 No Correction Nothing

1 Radial Polynomial 3rd Degree (1)

2 Radial Polynomial 5th Degree (2)

3 Radial and Tangential (3)

yrkdy

xrkdx2

1

21

yrkyrkdy

xrkxrkdx4

22

1

42

21

xykyrkyrkdy

xykxrkxrkdx

22

22

22

32

1

32

22

1

2

2

ModelNo.

Model Name Equation

0 No Correction Nothing

1 Radial Polynomial 3rd Degree (1)

2 Radial Polynomial 5th Degree (2)

3 Radial and Tangential (3)

yrkdy

xrkdx2

1

21

yrkyrkdy

xrkxrkdx4

22

1

42

21

xykyrkyrkdy

xykxrkxrkdx

22

22

22

32

1

32

22

1

2

2

where, dx ,dy: correction value 　 k1, k2, k3: distortion coefficient x , y: image coordinate　 r2=x2+y2