Imaging recource: Sensor size versus format: Dealing with the confusing and misleading “1-inch-type” image sensor

A 1"-type sensor must be an inch, right? It would make sense. However, as surely some of you know, a 1-inch sensor is considerably smaller than an inch. It's confusing and odd. If the name of a sensor includes a unit of measurement, why is the measurement not accurate? To overcome this confusion, we will change our naming system style guide to "Type 1 (sensor dimensions)." This will make it immediately clear what the actual sensor area is when discussing the smaller "1-inch type" image sensors found in many smartphones, drones, and...
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