Both Samsung TL500 and Olympus XZ-1 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Samsung TL500's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) and Olympus XZ-1's sensor is 1/1.63-inch (8.07 x 5.56 mm ).
Since Olympus XZ-1's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Samsung TL500.
Below you can see the TL500 and XZ-1 sensor size comparison.
Samsung TL500 and Olympus XZ-1 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Samsung TL500 and Olympus XZ-1 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, TL500 has scored 40, 6 points higher than XZ-1.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Samsung TL500 |
40 |
19.2 bits |
11.1 Evs |
129 ISO |
Olympus XZ-1 |
34 |
18.8 bits |
10.4 Evs |
117 ISO |