Canon SX50 HS has a
12.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Digic 5 processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-M10 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the SX50 HS and E-M10 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-M10 II has a 8.0x Larger sensor area than Canon SX50 HS. 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
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 SX50 HS and Olympus E-M10 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-M10 II has a better overall score of 73, 26 points higher compared to SX50 HS's score of 47.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon SX50 HS |
47 |
20.3 bits |
11.2 Evs |
179 ISO |
Olympus E-M10 II |
73 |
23.1 bits |
12.5 Evs |
842 ISO |