Both Sony A330 and Nikon 1 V1 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Sony A330's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) and Nikon 1 V1's sensor is 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8 mm ).
Since Sony A330'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 1 V1.
Below you can see the A330 and 1 V1 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A330 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Nikon 1 V1. 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
Both Sony A330 and Nikon 1 V1 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark 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. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, A330 has scored 64, 10 points higher than 1 V1.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A330 |
64 |
22.4 bits |
11.5 Evs |
535 ISO |
Nikon 1 V1 |
54 |
21.3 bits |
11.0 Evs |
346 ISO |