Sony A300 vs Sony RX100 IV

Lets look more closely at the Sony A300 vs Sony RX100 IV, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX100 IV (1") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A300 was announced 8 years earlier than the RX100 IV which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the A300 scores versus the RX100 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A300 features outside dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the A300 versus the RX100 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and RX100 IV is 64 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizes simply by seeing a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and RX100 IV.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The A300 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 IV will produce greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.