Sony RX100 II has a
20.0MP 1-inch (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Sony RX1 has a
24.0MP Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the RX100 II and RX1 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony RX1 has a 7.3x Larger sensor area than Sony RX100 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
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. Sony RX100 II and Sony RX1 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that RX1 has a better overall score of 93, 26 points higher compared to RX100 II's score of 67.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony RX100 II |
67 |
22.5 bits |
12.4 Evs |
483 ISO |
Sony RX1 |
93 |
25.1 bits |
14.3 Evs |
2534 ISO |