Sony A300 vs Sony WX300

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A300 vs Sony WX300, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and WX300 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The A300 was introduced 6 years earlier than the WX300 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A300 matches up vs the WX300 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A300 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A300 comes with physical dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Compare the Sony A300 vs Sony WX300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A300 and the WX300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and WX300 is 64 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The picture underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and WX300.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A300 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX300 will give you more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged A300 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.