Sony A300 vs Sony T99

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A300 vs Sony T99, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and T99 (14MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and T99 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was introduced 3 years earlier than the T99 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the A300 grades vs the T99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Sony A300 comes with physical dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony T99 has specifications of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the A300 vs the T99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and T99 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The photograph here may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and T99.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A300 having a bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony T99 will give you extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.