Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 III

Let's take a more detailed look at the Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 III, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The A300 was announced 9 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the A300 scores versus the RX10 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony A300 has 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) while the Sony RX10 III has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the A300 against the RX10 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and RX10 III is 64 and 53 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A300 and RX10 III.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A300 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX10 III will resolve more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.