Olympus E-M5 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VI processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-PL2 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Truepic V processor.
Below you can see the E-M5 and E-PL2 sensor size comparison.
Olympus E-M5 and Olympus E-PL2 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Olympus E-PL2 has 30% larger pixel area (18.45µm2 vs 14.12µm2) compared to Olympus E-M5, it has larger pixel area to collect light hence potential to have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Olympus E-M5 and Olympus E-PL2 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, E-M5 has scored 71, 16 points higher than E-PL2.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-M5 |
71 |
22.8 bits |
12.3 Evs |
826 ISO |
Olympus E-PL2 |
55 |
21.4 bits |
10.2 Evs |
573 ISO |