Sony A7 III vs Sony HX300

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony A7 III vs Sony HX300, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Sony. The image resolution of the A7 III (24MP) and the HX300 (20MP) is very close but the A7 III (Full frame) and HX300 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The A7 III was manufactured 5 years after the HX300 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A7 III matches up vs the HX300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7 III & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7 III Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A7 III provides outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony HX300 has sizing of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the A7 III compared to the HX300.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7 III and HX300 is 63 and 63 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through specifications. The image underneath might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7 III and HX300.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A7 III due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7 III will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The fresher A7 III should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.