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Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V

Portability
64
Imaging
49
Features
45
Overall
47
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V front
Portability
90
Imaging
42
Features
50
Overall
45

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Key Specs

Sony A300
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 632g - 131 x 99 x 75mm
  • Released January 2008
  • Later Model is Sony A330
Sony HX30V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.2-5.8) lens
  • 254g - 107 x 62 x 35mm
  • Announced February 2012
  • Succeeded the Sony HX20V
  • Refreshed by Sony HX50V
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Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Overview

Below, we will be comparing the Sony A300 versus Sony HX30V, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and HX30V (18MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and HX30V (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The A300 was introduced 5 years earlier than the HX30V which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX30V being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A300 scores vs the HX30V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony HX30V

 A300 HX30V 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony HX30V over the Sony A300

 HX30V A300 
AnnouncedFebruary 2012January 2008More modern by 49 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution922k230kClearer screen (+692k dot)

Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony HX30V

 A300 HX30V 
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch screen Neither offers Touch screen

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A300 offers outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony HX30V has sizing of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A300 vs the HX30V.

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A300 and HX30V is 64 and 90 respectively.

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V top view buttons comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Sensor Comparison

Often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes simply by researching technical specs. The pic underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A300 and HX30V.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A300 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX30V will result in extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be behind in sensor tech.

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V sensor size comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A300 Portrait photography features
Sony HX30V Portrait photography features
59
manual focus
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
resolution not great (10MP)
45
manual focus
good MP (18MP)
comes with face detect autofocus
external flash not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony A300 Street photography info
Sony HX30V Street photography info
74
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
61
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average in class (254 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony A300 Sports photography information
Sony HX30V Sports photography information
54
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports phase detect AF
continuous shooting slow (3.0 frames/s)
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
49
incredible zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18MP)
comes with tracking focus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony A300
Travel photography with Sony HX30V
45
flash built-in
doesn't have Timelapse recording
resolution not great (10MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
69
lighter than average in class (254g)
good MP (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (25mm)
great zoom (500mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A300 Landscape photography factors
Sony HX30V Landscape photography factors
57
manual focus
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
resolution not great (10MP)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
50
manual focus
quite wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (18 megapixels)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A300 Vlogging features
Sony HX30V Vlogging features
9
lack of video recording
34
quite wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than average in class (254g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
does not contain selfie friendly display
does not have microphone jack
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Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A300 and Sony HX30V
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
Category Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2008-01-30 2012-02-28
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 372.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3872 x 2592 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 3200 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mount Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-500mm (20.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.2-5.8
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Available lenses 143 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.7 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech - XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.49x -
Features
Min shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 7.10 m
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 632g (1.39 pounds) 254g (0.56 pounds)
Dimensions 131 x 99 x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 107 x 62 x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 64 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 538 not tested
Other
Battery life - 320 images
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Storage media Compact Flash SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail pricing $0 $420