Both Sony A6300 and Sony A6000 have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Sony A6300's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) and Sony A6000's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ).
Since Sony A6000'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 Sony A6300.
Below you can see the A6300 and A6000 sensor size comparison.
Sony A6300 and Sony A6000 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Sony A6300 and Sony A6000 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, A6300 has scored 85, 3 points higher than A6000.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A6300 |
85 |
24.4 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1437 ISO |
Sony A6000 |
82 |
24.1 bits |
13.1 Evs |
1347 ISO |