Hasselblad X1D has a
51.0MP Medium format (44 x 33 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Panasonic S1R has a
47.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Panasonic S1R'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 X1D and S1R sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Hasselblad X1D has a 1.7x Larger sensor area than Panasonic S1R. 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 Hasselblad X1D and Panasonic S1R 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, X1D has scored 102, 2 points higher than S1R.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Hasselblad X1D |
102 |
26.2 bits |
14.8 Evs |
4489 ISO |
Panasonic S1R |
100 |
26.4 bits |
14.1 Evs |
3525 ISO |