Sony A6000 has a
24.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor. On the other hand, Sony RX10 II has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized Stacked BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor.
Below you can see the A6000 and RX10 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A6000 has a 3.2x Larger sensor area than Sony RX10 II. 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 A6000 and Sony RX10 II 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, A6000 has scored 82, 12 points higher than RX10 II.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A6000 |
82 |
24.1 bits |
13.1 Evs |
1347 ISO |
Sony RX10 II |
70 |
23.0 bits |
12.6 Evs |
531 ISO |