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, Panasonic LF1 has a
12.0MP 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the E-M5 Mark II and LF1 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-M5 II has a 5.4x Larger sensor area than Panasonic LF1. 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-M5 II and Panasonic LF1 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-M5 Mark II has scored 73, 21 points higher than LF1.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus E-M5 II |
73 |
23.0 bits |
12.4 Evs |
896 ISO |
Panasonic LF1 |
52 |
20.8 bits |
11.6 Evs |
211 ISO |