Olympus E-M5 III has a
20.0MP Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm ) sized MOS sensor and features TruePic VIII processor. On the other hand, Panasonic GH1 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (18.89 x 14.48 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine HD processor.
Olympus E-M5 III's sensor provides 8MP more than Panasonic GH1's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the E-M5 Mark III and GH1 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Olympus E-M5 III and Panasonic GH1 Cameras
As seen above, Panasonic GH1 has a 1.2x Larger sensor area than Olympus E-M5 III. 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-M5 III
or the
Panasonic GH1 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
