Sony A300 vs Sony QX10

The following is a thorough comparison of the Sony A300 vs Sony QX10, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Lens-style and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and QX10 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was manufactured 6 years before the QX10 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A300 matches up against the QX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Sony A300 provides exterior measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony QX10 has proportions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the A300 compared to the QX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A300 and QX10 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through specs. The picture underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A300 and QX10.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A300 because of its larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony QX10 will show extra detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.