Both Nikon D3200 and Sony A6300 have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Nikon D3200's sensor is APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm ) and Sony A6300's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ).
Since Sony A6300's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Nikon D3200.
Below you can see the D3200 and A6300 sensor size comparison.
Nikon D3200 and Sony A6300 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the 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 D3200 and Sony A6300 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that A6300 has a better overall score of 85, 4 points higher compared to D3200's score of 81.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D3200 |
81 |
24.1 bits |
13.2 Evs |
1131 ISO |
Sony A6300 |
85 |
24.4 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1437 ISO |