Nikon P340 has a
12.0MP 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Olympus E-PL7 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the P340 and E-PL7 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-PL7 has a 5.4x Larger sensor area than Nikon P340. 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
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. Nikon P340 and Olympus E-PL7 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-PL7 has a better overall score of 72, 18 points higher compared to P340's score of 54.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon P340 |
54 |
20.7 bits |
11.9 Evs |
273 ISO |
Olympus E-PL7 |
72 |
22.7 bits |
12.4 Evs |
873 ISO |