Canon 4000D has a
18.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 4+ 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 4000D and RX100 V sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 4000D has a 2.9x 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
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. Canon 4000D and Sony RX100 V sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that RX100 V has a better overall score of 70, 7 points higher compared to 4000D's score of 63.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon 4000D |
63 |
21.9 bits |
11.4 Evs |
695 ISO |
Sony RX100 V |
70 |
22.8 bits |
12.4 Evs |
586 ISO |