Sony A300 vs Sony W510

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sony A300 versus Sony W510, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A300 (10MP) and the W510 (12MP) is pretty comparable but the A300 (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A300 was introduced 3 years prior to the W510 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the A300 scores vs the W510 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A300 provides physical dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony W510 has sizing of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Sony A300 versus Sony W510 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the A300 compared to the W510.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and W510 is 64 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by checking out technical specs. The pic below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and W510.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A300 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W510 will show extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.