Both Olympus E-M1X and Canon 1D X II have 20.0 MP resolution sensors but Olympus E-M1X's sensor is Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm ) and Canon 1D X II's sensor is Full frame (36 x 24 mm ).
Since Canon 1D X II's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Olympus E-M1X.
Below you can see the E-M1X and 1D X MII sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Olympus E-M1X and Canon 1D X II Cameras
As seen above, Canon 1D X II has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M1X. 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.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Olympus E-M1X
or the
Canon 1D X II ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(Four Thirds versus Full frame),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
