Sony NEX-5R vs Sony NEX-5T: read noise comparison

The Sony NEX-5R was measured at 9 ISO settings from ISO 100 to ISO 25600. Values were derived by Bill Claff from DxOMark lab data.

At base ISO (100) read noise is 0.59 DN. Read noise keeps falling across the measured range, so the camera isn't fully ISO-invariant there.

The Sony NEX-5T was measured at 9 ISO settings from ISO 100 to ISO 25600. Values are Bill Claff's (Photons to Photos) direct measurements from raw files.

At base ISO (100) read noise is 2.19 DN, or 5.3 electrons at the sensor. From ISO 800 up the camera is effectively ISO-invariant: raising ISO further doesn't meaningfully lower shadow noise. Full well at base ISO is about 38,326 electrons; unity gain is around ISO 240.