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Does the Olympus E-P5 and the E-M1 Mark I have the same sensor?

Started May 23, 2017 | Discussions thread
EarthQuake Veteran Member • Posts: 3,240
Re: Does the Olympus E-P5 and the E-M1 Mark I have the same sensor?
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timza wrote:

Does the Olympus E-P5 and the original E-M1 Mark I have the same sensor? The data on DxOMark are within a few numbers of each other.

What do we call the original E-M1 now? Classic? Original? Mark I?

The EP-5 has the Sony 16MP sensor that is in most of the 16MP M43 cameras, while the E-M1 has a Panasonic 16MP sensor, similar to that in the GH4, but with on-sensor PDAF.

The Sony sensor has a little better noise performance (less than 1/6th of a stop) while the Panasonic has better dynamic range, by around 1/3rd stop.

In practical use there isn't a visible difference in image quality between the two. The only exception is very long (multiple seconds or longer) exposures, where the EM1 has worse noticeably worse noise performance.

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