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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tadd5181" data-source="post: 52743" data-attributes="member: 9333">I am looking at a Nikon camera (D5100) which has a sensor size of 23.6mm x 15.6 mm (or .93" x .61").  I also have looked at an Olympus camera (SP-810 US) which as a sensor size of 1/2.3" sensor size.  I take that latter to mean that the Olympus sensor size is 1" x 2.3".I am confused.  The Nikon D5100 is supposedly a much better camera, at least by price, yet it seems the Olympus sensor's size is bigger, and further i thought the larger the sensor size the better the camera.So, i must be mistaken about something here.  Can someone straighten me out?Thanks for any help.</blockquote>