Sony A300 vs Sony HX300

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Sony A300 and Sony HX300, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The A300 was manufactured 6 years prior to the HX300 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A300 matches up against the HX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A300 enjoys physical measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has dimensions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") along with a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the A300 vs the HX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and HX300 is 64 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The image below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A300 and HX300.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A300 due to its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony HX300 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images much more aggressively. The more aged A300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.