Nikon Z5 vs Sony RX100 V

Let's look much closer at the Nikon Z5 and Sony RX100 V, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Nikon and Sony. The image resolution of the Z5 (24MP) and the RX100 V (20MP) is pretty well matched but the Z5 (Full frame) and RX100 V (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was revealed 3 years after the RX100 V which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the Z5 matches up vs the RX100 V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z5 comes with exterior dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

See the Nikon Z5 and Sony RX100 V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the Z5 against the RX100 V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the Z5 and RX100 V is 62 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes purely by checking specs. The picture here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and RX100 V.

All in all, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Z5 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z5 will resolve greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern Z5 will have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.