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Sony A300 vs Sony TX20

Portability
64
Imaging
49
Features
45
Overall
47
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
50
Overall
43

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Key Specs

Sony A300
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 632g - 131 x 99 x 75mm
  • Revealed January 2008
  • Replacement is Sony A330
Sony TX20
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Released February 2012
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Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony TX20

 A300 TX20 
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Reasons to pick Sony TX20 over the Sony A300

 TX20 A300 
ReleasedFebruary 2012January 2008More recent by 49 months
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution922k230kClearer display (+692k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony TX20

 A300 TX20 
Manually focus Very exact focus
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 size comparison

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

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 top view buttons comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 sensor size comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony A300
Portrait photography with Sony TX20
59
focusing manually
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
MP count low (10 megapixels)
40
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (16MP)
offers face detection focus
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony A300
Street photography with Sony TX20
74
screen tilts
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides touch focus
weather sealing
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony A300 Sports photography factors
Sony TX20 Sports photography factors
54
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
comes with phase detect AF
slow fps (3.0 frames per second)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
50
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
weather sealing
good battery pack (250 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony A300 Travel photography factors
Sony TX20 Travel photography factors
45
flash built-in
lack of Time Lapse recording
MP count low (10MP)
display is not selfie friendly
72
good battery pack (250 CIPA)
weather sealing
provides touch focus
decent megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
no Timelapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A300 Landscape photography features
Sony TX20 Landscape photography features
57
focusing manually
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
screen is small (2.7 inch)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
lack of Time Lapse recording
52
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
good battery pack (250 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A300 as a Vlogging camera
Sony TX20 as a Vlogging camera
9
can't shoot video
35
reasonably wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
no external microphone port
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Sony A300 vs Sony TX20 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A300 and Sony TX20
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20
Type Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Revealed 2008-01-30 2012-02-28
Body design Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip - BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 372.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3872 x 2592 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 9 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 143 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech - XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.49x -
Features
Min shutter speed 30 seconds 4 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 3.70 m
Flash settings Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 632 grams (1.39 lbs) 133 grams (0.29 lbs)
Physical dimensions 131 x 99 x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 64 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 538 not tested
Other
Battery life - 250 pictures
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Compact Flash SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Price at release $0 $330