Olympus E-P5 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Canon 50D has a
15.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 4 processor.
Below you can see the E-P5 and 50D sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 50D has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-P5. 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 Olympus E-P5 and Canon 50D 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-P5 has scored 72, 9 points higher than 50D.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-P5 |
72 |
22.8 bits |
12.4 Evs |
895 ISO |
Canon 50D |
63 |
21.8 bits |
11.4 Evs |
696 ISO |