Sony A6300 has a
24.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features BIONZ X processor. On the other hand, Sony RX100 V has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized Stacked BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor.
Below you can see the A6300 and RX100 V sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A6300 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Sony RX100 V. 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 Sony A6300 and Sony RX100 V 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, 15 points higher than RX100 V.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A6300 |
85 |
24.4 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1437 ISO |
Sony RX100 V |
70 |
22.8 bits |
12.4 Evs |
586 ISO |