Panasonic GF5 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine FHD processor. On the other hand, Leica M11 has a
60.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Maestro III processor.
Leica M11's sensor provides 48MP more than Panasonic GF5'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 GF5 and M11 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Leica M11 has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Panasonic GF5. 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. Panasonic GF5 and Leica M11 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that M11 has a better overall score of 100, 50 points higher compared to GF5's score of 50.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic GF5 |
50 |
20.5 bits |
10.0 Evs |
573 ISO |
Leica M11 |
100 |
26.3 bits |
14.8 Evs |
3376 ISO |