Sony A300 vs Sony W220

Let's look more closely at the Sony A300 versus Sony W220, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the A300 (10MP) and the W220 (12MP) is very close but the A300 (APS-C) and W220 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The A300 was unveiled 11 months earlier than the W220 so they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W220 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A300 scores vs the W220 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220. The full galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony W220 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A300 has got outer measurements 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 W220 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the A300 against the W220.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A300 and W220 is 64 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through a spec sheet. The pic below will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A300 and W220.

As you can see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A300 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W220 will render greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.