Both Nikon D7100 and Sony A6300 have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Nikon D7100's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 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 D7100.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Nikon D7100's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the D7100 and A6300 sensor size comparison.
Nikon D7100 and Sony A6300 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with 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 D7100 and Sony A6300 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that A6300 has a better overall score of 85, 2 points higher compared to D7100's score of 83.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon D7100 |
83 |
24.2 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1256 ISO |
Sony A6300 |
85 |
24.4 bits |
13.7 Evs |
1437 ISO |