Olympus E-M10 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor. On the other hand, Canon 1200D has a
18.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 4 processor.
Below you can see the E-M10 II and 1200D sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 1200D has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M10 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
Both Olympus E-M10 II and Canon 1200D 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, E-M10 II has scored 73, 10 points higher than 1200D.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-M10 II |
73 |
23.1 bits |
12.5 Evs |
842 ISO |
Canon 1200D |
63 |
21.9 bits |
11.3 Evs |
724 ISO |