Sony A300 vs Sony H55

Below, we will be evaluating the Sony A300 vs Sony H55, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and H55 (14MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The A300 was manufactured 3 years prior to the H55 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A300 matches up against the H55 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A300 comes with outside dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony H55 has proportions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Check out the Sony A300 vs Sony H55 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the A300 and the H55.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and H55 is 64 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The graphic here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and H55.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony H55 will offer more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.