Canon 6D has a
20.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 5+ processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-M5 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized MOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the 6D and E-M5 Mark II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 6D has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M5 II. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Canon 6D and Olympus E-M5 II sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, 6D has scored 82, 9 points higher than E-M5 Mark II.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon 6D |
82 |
23.8 bits |
12.1 Evs |
2340 ISO |
Olympus E-M5 II |
73 |
23.0 bits |
12.4 Evs |
896 ISO |