Sony A99 II vs Sony HX300

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A99 II vs Sony HX300, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the A99 II (42MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the A99 II (Full frame) and HX300 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The A99 II was revealed 3 years later than the HX300 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A99 II scores versus the HX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A99 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The full galleries are provided at Sony A99 II Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A99 II has physical measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs) while the Sony HX300 has dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

Look at the Sony A99 II vs Sony HX300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the A99 II compared to the HX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A99 II and HX300 is 57 and 63 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A99 II and HX300.

To sum up, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A99 II with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A99 II will give extra detail because of its extra 22MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher A99 II will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.