Both Canon M100 and Sony A6500 have APS-C sized 24.0 MP resolution sensors so sensor size and resolution is not a differentiator between these two cameras.
Below you can see the M100 and A6500 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A6500 has a 1.1x Larger sensor area than Canon M100. 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 M100 and Sony A6500 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that A6500 has a better overall score of 85, 6 points higher compared to M100's score of 79.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon M100 |
79 |
23.5 bits |
13.0 Evs |
1272 ISO |
Sony A6500 |
85 |
24.5 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1405 ISO |