Sony A300 vs Sony RX10

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Sony A300 vs Sony RX10, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX10 (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was released 7 years before the RX10 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick view of how the A300 grades against the RX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A300 has got physical dimensions 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 RX10 has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the A300 against the RX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and RX10 is 64 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The graphic here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and RX10.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A300 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony RX10 will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.