Panasonic LX3 has a
10.0MP 1/1.63-inch (8.07 x 5.56 mm ) sized CCD sensor . On the other hand, Olympus E-M10 II has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features TruePic VII processor.
Olympus E-M10 II's sensor provides 6MP more than Panasonic LX3'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 LX3 and E-M10 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Olympus E-M10 II has a 5.0x Larger sensor area than Panasonic LX3. 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 LX3 and Olympus E-M10 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that E-M10 II has a better overall score of 73, 34 points higher compared to LX3's score of 39.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic LX3 |
39 |
19.6 bits |
10.8 Evs |
94 ISO |
Olympus E-M10 II |
73 |
23.1 bits |
12.5 Evs |
842 ISO |