Kodak C140 vs Sony H300

Here is a complete comparison of the Kodak C140 and Sony H300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Kodak and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the C140 (8MP) and H300 (20MP) and the C140 (1/2.5") and H300 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The C140 was unveiled 6 years before the H300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Kodak C140 being a Compact camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the C140 scores against the H300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Kodak EasyShare C140 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are provided at Kodak C140 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Kodak C140 enjoys exterior dimensions of 92mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony H300 has proportions 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the C140 versus the H300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the C140 and H300 is 94 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the C140 and H300.

As you can see, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The C140 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony H300 will show extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older C140 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.