Canon M5 has a
24.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 7 processor. On the other hand, Olympus PEN-F has a
20.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the M5 and PEN-F sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon M5 has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Olympus PEN-F. 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 M5 and Olympus PEN-F 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, M5 has scored 77, 3 points higher than PEN-F.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon M5 |
77 |
23.4 bits |
12.4 Evs |
1262 ISO |
Olympus PEN-F |
74 |
23.1 bits |
12.4 Evs |
894 ISO |