Samsung NX500 has a
28.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features DRIMe 5 processor. On the other hand, Leica M Typ 240 has a
24.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Another difference between these two cameras is that Samsung NX500's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the NX500 and M Typ 240 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Leica M Typ 240 has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Samsung NX500. 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 Samsung NX500 and Leica M Typ 240 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, NX500 has scored 87, 3 points higher than M Typ 240.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Samsung NX500 |
87 |
24.8 bits |
13.9 Evs |
1379 ISO |
Leica M Typ 240 |
84 |
24.0 bits |
13.3 Evs |
1860 ISO |