Olympus E-620 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic III+ processor. On the other hand, Olympus E-P5 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the E-620 and E-P5 sensor size comparison.
Olympus E-620 and Olympus E-P5 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Olympus E-620 has 30% larger pixel area compared to Olympus E-P5, it has potential to collect more light on pixel level hence have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
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. Olympus E-620 and Olympus E-P5 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-P5 has a better overall score of 72, 17 points higher compared to E-620's score of 55.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-620 |
55 |
21.3 bits |
10.3 Evs |
536 ISO |
Olympus E-P5 |
72 |
22.8 bits |
12.4 Evs |
895 ISO |