Nikon D5000 has a
12.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-M5 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized MOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Below you can see the D5000 and E-M5 Mark II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D5000 has a 1.7x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M5 II. 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 D5000 and Olympus E-M5 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-M5 Mark II has a better overall score of 73, 1 points higher compared to D5000's score of 72.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D5000 |
72 |
22.7 bits |
12.5 Evs |
868 ISO |
Olympus E-M5 II |
73 |
23.0 bits |
12.4 Evs |
896 ISO |