Nikon D3200 has a
24.0MP APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 3 processor. On the other hand, Sony RX100 has a
20.0MP 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the D3200 and RX100 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D3200 has a 3.1x Larger sensor area than Sony RX100. 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 Nikon D3200 and Sony RX100 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, D3200 has scored 81, 15 points higher than RX100.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D3200 |
81 |
24.1 bits |
13.2 Evs |
1131 ISO |
Sony RX100 |
66 |
22.6 bits |
12.4 Evs |
390 ISO |