According a claim made by 43rumor website – one for the prototype of the upcoming Olympus E-M1 uses recently announced Sony 20MP sensor, the same sensor used inside the Panasonic GX8 camera.
Our short analysis of this rumor
We have published a information a month ago that the recently announced Panasonic GX8 uses the Sony 20MP series sensor. But why Olympus will move backward from a Hybrid AF Sensor to a traditional contrast based sensor ?. Since the E-M1 uses a Hybrid AF sensor and it features FAST Dual Phase- and Contrast-Detection AF, So we don’t believe the Olympus will move in backward direction and will use a traditional contrast based IMX269 sensor.
There is a possibility that Sony made a costume Hybrid AF sensor for the Olympus E-M II camera (other than IMX 269 and 159). Since both the above mentioned.
Will update you as soon as we get any new information…
Source – 43rumor
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