Sony A300 vs Sony HX30V

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.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V. The whole galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony HX30V Gallery.

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).

Contrast the Sony A300 versus Sony HX30V in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.