Sony A300 vs Sony RX100 V

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony A300 versus Sony RX100 V, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and RX100 V (1") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The A300 was brought out 9 years earlier than the RX100 V and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A300 matches up vs the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Sony A300 enjoys 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) whilst the Sony RX100 V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the A300 compared to the RX100 V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and RX100 V is 64 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and RX100 V.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A300 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 V will give more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.