Sony A300 vs Sony W560

Here is a complete assessment of the Sony A300 vs Sony W560, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and W560 (14MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and W560 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was manufactured 3 years prior to the W560 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the A300 scores against the W560 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Sony A300 has got outside measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A300 compared to the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A300 and W560 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at technical specs. The graphic underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A300 and W560.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W560 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older A300 is going to be behind in sensor tech.