Leica M9-P has a
18.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Nikon 1 J5 has a
21.0MP 1' (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5A processor.
Another similarity between these two cameras is that both Nikon 1 J5 and Leica M9-P sensors lack anti-alias (Low-Pass) filters. 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 M9-P and J5 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Leica M9-P has a 7.4x Larger sensor area than Nikon 1 J5. 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 M9-P and Nikon 1 J5 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, M9-P has scored 68, 3 points higher than J5.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Leica M9-P |
68 |
22.5 bits |
11.6 Evs |
854 ISO |
Nikon 1 J5 |
65 |
22.1 bits |
12.0 Evs |
479 ISO |