bodiebill

Is there a relationship between sensor size and Image Quality?
I have ordered a Sony Cyber Shot DSC 400HV with a 1/2.3 sensor

drmike99 Loc: Fairfield Connecticut

If you are asking this question, the time to have asked it was before you ordered the camera. It’s kind of moot now.

bodiebill

Thanks for a non answer.
I can return it.
Do you have any experience or info related to my question?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Yes. And I have both full frame and 1" sensor cameras, and I often use a cellphone camera as well. Each has their place, but the most versatile is the full frame sensor. The primary issue is noise. Smaller are noisier. A 1/2.3" sensor would not be my choice for low light/high ISO situations.

And I apologize for the grumpy old man who has nothing to offer you but snot. That's his trademark.

User ID

Many here are damned sick and tired
of that question and of those who are
too busy to search the forum.

Short form: Return it.
Long form: Search the forum for "why".

Which "why" ? BOTH.

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mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Don't return that camera. It is one of the best, not very popular Bridge cameras for the money. You have 20.4 megapixels on that tiny 1/2.3" sensor. You have a focal range from 24-1200mm, and a fixed Zeiss lens on it. You should get good image quality up to 600mm hand held. Beyond that, you may need a tripod for steadiness. The best Bridge camera on the market today, is the Sony RX10iv. It has a larger sensor. Better IQ. And much more expensive. Three times more expensive. If you can't afford the Sony RX10iv. The RX10iv shoots RAW. The Sony 400HV does not shoot RAW.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

This non-issue has been discussed many times previously at UHH.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Image quality is such a vague term, means different things to different people. (The term, "quality" by itself is more of a marketing buzzword than anything.) If you give a precise description how you define what image quality is and is not, then perhaps one can answer your question in a meaningful way.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

While this is true, "relative new-comers" to the forum may not know that previously discussed topics can be "Searched" and found. Although it IS a discussion forum and there is NO law that a member HAS TO respond to a question that he/she finds objectionable, if you choose to remain a member then some degree of vitriol should be expected from some of the less charitable members.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

I like many took advantage of the great recall/refurbish of Canon SX50 ... they have the small sensor. I have mentioned many time that the photos should be banned from UHH, because the IQ is so very good for a small sensor and those who paid $5000 for a FF will be suicidal. [Stokes a birding author uses one*] Electronic processing along with the sensor developments have narrowed the gap in IQ. Add to that Ai denoise and other post-processing such as Photozoom up-resolution and the gap is very thin.
* http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/canon-sx-50-hs-for-bird-photography-i.html

The camera in question, Sony Cyber Shot DSC 400HV, is a bridge camera need very baggy pants to hold it; vs compact pocketable cameras. Similar in price are the now "old" [price reduced] one-inch sensor compacts, both Sony and Panasonic. Both can be equipped with filter accepting addon units for about $20. Sony has a slight slight edge on IQ vs Panasonic with a much longer reach. I chose the Panasonic TZ100... it is certainly not a P&S as it is referred to my many... it is highly suffocated. [Canon introed a 1" so 3 in game now.]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buying-guide/cameras-with-1-inch-imaging-sensors

And Yes, you should have used search... then again, UHH is an Over and Over again forum... most do not do research outside of UHH nor inside... and offer their Aunt Sally's unique camera experience** as being the gospel... also the more you pay the better the quality and that is the worse bunk.

**Aunt Sally gave that advice after she had sex with a green man on a UFO.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Anal; has a lot of members here.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

"If you are asking this question, the time to have asked it was before you ordered the camera. It’s kind of moot now."

When someone is asking a question in this forum, I believe it is an elemental rule of courtesy to be polite. If the question seems inappropriate to someone I believe that the best answer is NO answer. No reason to offend anyone.
Regarding the question, the answer is yes. The smaller the pixels the better the possibility that the image will not hold to an enlargement. As mentioned noise will be an issue. Larger pixels can gather light better helping to the resolution of the camera.
It is not the same a cell phone with 10 Mp. than a dSLR camera with 10 Mp. The dSLR will outperform the cell phone because the sensor is larger and the pixels bigger. It is said that a full frame sensor has better resolution than a cropped one and that usually holds true when the pixels are larger and case in point is the old Nikon D700 or the professional D3.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

There's more involved in image quality than sensor size.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I seldom use the Search feature because it relies on the title the poster used. There could be few results or hundreds, and they might not be directly related to my question. Aside from Search, we could shut down this forum and get our answers from Google.

I prefer getting an answer to my specific question answered by people in the current time frame. Cameras, lenses, and software change continually. An answer that was appropriate six months ago might not apply now.