Sony RX10 II has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized Stacked BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor. On the other hand, Nikon D5200 has a
24.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 3 processor.
Below you can see the RX10 II and D5200 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D5200 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Sony RX10 II. 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
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Sony RX10 II and Nikon D5200 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D5200 has a better overall score of 84, 14 points higher compared to RX10 II's score of 70.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony RX10 II |
70 |
23.0 bits |
12.6 Evs |
531 ISO |
Nikon D5200 |
84 |
24.2 bits |
13.9 Evs |
1284 ISO |