Sony A300 vs Sony WX50

Below, we will be looking at the Sony A300 and Sony WX50, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and WX50 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The A300 was launched 5 years earlier than the WX50 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the A300 grades vs the WX50 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A300 has got outer dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) and the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A300 and Sony WX50 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the A300 versus the WX50.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and WX50 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by looking through technical specs. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A300 and WX50.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A300 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX50 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older A300 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.