Canon R6 has a
20.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic X processor. On the other hand, Panasonic S1 has a
24.0MP Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Panasonic S1's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the R6 and S1 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Canon R6 and Panasonic S1 Cameras
Canon R6 and Panasonic S1 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the 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. Canon R6 and Panasonic S1 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that S1 has a better overall score of 95, 5 points higher compared to R6's score of 90.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Canon R6
90
24.2 bits
14.3 Evs
3394 ISO
Panasonic S1
95
25.2 bits
14.5 Evs
3333 ISO
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Canon R6
or the
Panasonic S1 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
