Panasonic LX100 has a
13.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Sony NEX-5N has a
16.0MP APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz processor.
Below you can see the LX100 and NEX-5N sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony NEX-5N has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Panasonic LX100. 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 LX100 and Sony NEX-5N sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that NEX-5N has a better overall score of 77, 10 points higher compared to LX100's score of 67.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic LX100 |
67 |
22.3 bits |
12.5 Evs |
553 ISO |
Sony NEX-5N |
77 |
23.6 bits |
12.7 Evs |
1079 ISO |