Fujifilm X100 has a
12.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features EXR processor. On the other hand, Leica X Vario has a
16.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Another difference between these two cameras is that Fujifilm X100's sensor lacks 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 X100 and X Vario sensor size comparison.
Fujifilm X100 and Leica X Vario have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Fujifilm X100 has 32% larger pixel area compared to Leica X Vario, it has potential to collect more light on pixel level hence have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
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. Fujifilm X100 and Leica X Vario sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that X Vario has a better overall score of 78, 5 points higher compared to X100's score of 73.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Fujifilm X100 |
73 |
22.9 bits |
12.4 Evs |
1001 ISO |
Leica X Vario |
78 |
23.4 bits |
12.7 Evs |
1320 ISO |