Fujifilm F600 EXR has a
16.0MP 1/2-inch (6.4 x 4.8 mm ) sized EXRCMOS sensor and features EXR processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-P3 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VI processor.
Below you can see the F600 EXR and E-P3 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-P3 has a 7.3x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm F600 EXR. 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
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Fujifilm F600 EXR and Olympus E-P3 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-P3 has a better overall score of 51, 11 points higher compared to F600 EXR's score of 40.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Fujifilm F600 EXR |
40 |
19.4 bits |
10.8 Evs |
153 ISO |
Olympus E-P3 |
51 |
20.8 bits |
10.1 Evs |
536 ISO |