Sony A300 vs Sony WX220

The following is a complete assessment of the Sony A300 vs Sony WX220, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and WX220 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The A300 was unveiled 7 years before the WX220 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A300 grades versus the WX220 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony WX220 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A300 provides external dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony WX220 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A300 compared to the WX220.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and WX220 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and WX220.

All in all, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A300 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX220 will give greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged A300 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.