Canon A3100 IS vs Sony H300

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon A3100 IS and Sony H300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the A3100 IS (12MP) and H300 (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The A3100 IS was revealed 5 years before the H300 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon A3100 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the A3100 IS matches up against the H300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A3100 IS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are viewable at Canon A3100 IS Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon A3100 IS comes with physical dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony H300 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the A3100 IS and the H300.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A3100 IS and H300 is 94 and 63 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A3100 IS and H300.

As you can see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony H300 to produce greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older A3100 IS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.