Nikon D300 vs Sony A99 II

Let's look much closer at the Nikon D300 versus Sony A99 II, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the D300 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the D300 (APS-C) and A99 II (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The D300 was launched 9 years before the A99 II which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the D300 matches up versus the A99 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D300 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are available at Nikon D300 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D300 has external dimensions of 147mm x 114mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 2.9") with a weight of 925 grams (2.04 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the D300 against the A99 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D300 and A99 II is 55 and 57 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes simply by looking at specifications. The pic here may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D300 and A99 II.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The D300 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A99 II will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 30MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged D300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.