Olympus E-M5 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized MOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor. On the other hand, Canon R6 has a
20.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic X processor.
Below you can see the E-M5 Mark II and R6 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon R6 has a 3.8x 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. Olympus E-M5 II and Canon R6 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that R6 has a better overall score of 90, 17 points higher compared to E-M5 Mark II's score of 73.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-M5 II |
73 |
23.0 bits |
12.4 Evs |
896 ISO |
Canon R6 |
90 |
24.2 bits |
14.3 Evs |
3394 ISO |