Nikon 1 AW1 has a
14.0MP 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features EXPEED 3A processor. On the other hand, Sony A300 has a
10.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CCD sensor .
Below you can see the 1 AW1 and A300 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A300 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Nikon 1 AW1. 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. Nikon 1 AW1 and Sony A300 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that A300 has a better overall score of 64, 13 points higher compared to 1 AW1's score of 51.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon 1 AW1 |
51 |
20.2 bits |
10.9 Evs |
428 ISO |
Sony A300 |
64 |
22.5 bits |
11.4 Evs |
538 ISO |