Sony A300 vs Sony RX10 IV

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony A300 and Sony RX10 IV, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX10 IV (1") possess different sensor sizes.

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The A300 was brought out 10 years before the RX10 IV and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the A300 grades against the RX10 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony A300 has outer measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the A300 vs the RX10 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and RX10 IV is 64 and 52 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A300 and RX10 IV.

All in all, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 IV will deliver more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.