Sony A300 vs Sony W550

Here is a extended review of the Sony A300 and Sony W550, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and W550 (14MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The A300 was revealed 4 years prior to the W550 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the A300 matches up vs the W550 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A300 has got outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony W550 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the A300 versus the W550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and W550 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by checking out specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A300 and W550.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A300 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W550 will show extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older A300 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.