Leica M Typ 240 has a
24.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . 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 M Typ 240 and PEN-F sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Leica M Typ 240 has a 3.8x 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 Leica M Typ 240 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, M Typ 240 has scored 84, 10 points higher than PEN-F.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Leica M Typ 240 |
84 |
24.0 bits |
13.3 Evs |
1860 ISO |
Olympus PEN-F |
74 |
23.1 bits |
12.4 Evs |
894 ISO |