Sony A300 vs Sony TX20

Below is a complete assessment of the Sony A300 and Sony TX20, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and TX20 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was announced 5 years earlier than the TX20 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the A300 grades against the TX20 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A300 enjoys external dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony TX20 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Examine the Sony A300 and Sony TX20 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the A300 vs the TX20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and TX20 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and TX20.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A300 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony TX20 will provide extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos way more aggressively. The older A300 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.