Both Leica M Typ 240 and Panasonic S1 have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Leica M Typ 240's sensor is Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) and Panasonic S1's sensor is Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm ).
Since Leica M Typ 240's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Panasonic S1.
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 M Typ 240 and S1 sensor size comparison.
Leica M Typ 240 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. Leica M Typ 240 and Panasonic S1 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that S1 has a better overall score of 95, 11 points higher compared to M Typ 240's score of 84.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Leica M Typ 240 |
84 |
24.0 bits |
13.3 Evs |
1860 ISO |
Panasonic S1 |
95 |
25.2 bits |
14.5 Evs |
3333 ISO |