Sony A300 vs Sony W810

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Sony A300 vs Sony W810, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A300 was unveiled 7 years before the W810 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the A300 grades vs the W810 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A300 has got 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) while the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the A300 against the W810.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A300 and W810 is 64 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and W810.

All in all, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A300 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W810 will provide greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older A300 will be behind in sensor technology.