Olympus E-PM2 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Samsung NX200 has a
20.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the E-PM2 and NX200 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Samsung NX200 has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-PM2. 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-PM2 and Samsung NX200 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-PM2 has scored 72, 3 points higher than NX200.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-PM2 |
72 |
22.7 bits |
12.2 Evs |
932 ISO |
Samsung NX200 |
69 |
22.6 bits |
12.6 Evs |
618 ISO |