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Sony A300 vs Sony WX9

Portability
64
Imaging
49
Features
45
Overall
47
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 front
Portability
99
Imaging
39
Features
37
Overall
38

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Key Specs

Sony A300
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 632g - 131 x 99 x 75mm
  • Launched January 2008
  • Later Model is Sony A330
Sony WX9
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
  • n/ag - 95 x 56 x 20mm
  • Announced January 2011
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Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Overview

Below is a thorough review of the Sony A300 versus Sony WX9, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the A300 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The A300 was brought out 3 years prior to the WX9 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple view of how the A300 grades vs the WX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony WX9

 A300 WX9 
Manual focus More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony WX9 over the Sony A300

 WX9 A300 
AnnouncedJanuary 2011January 2008More recent by 35 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kClearer screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony WX9

 A300 WX9 
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A300 comes with outside 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) while the Sony WX9 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A300 versus the WX9.

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and WX9 is 64 and 99 respectively.

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 top view buttons comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A300 and WX9.

Clearly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A300 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX9 will result in more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older A300 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 sensor size comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony A300
Portrait photography with Sony WX9
59
focusing manually
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
megapixel count low (10MP)
30
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony A300 Street photography info
Sony WX9 Street photography info
74
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
59
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony A300
Sports photography with Sony WX9
54
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
comes with phase detect auto focus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
megapixel count low (10MP)
39
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony A300 Travel photography information
Sony WX9 Travel photography information
45
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse recording
megapixel count low (10MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
67
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
does not have Timelapse function
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A300 Landscape photography highlights
Sony WX9 Landscape photography highlights
57
focusing manually
swap lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
screen is small (2.7 inch)
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
lack of Timelapse recording
43
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
manual mode not possible
small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony A300
Vlogging with Sony WX9
9
lack of video recording
33
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have external microphone socket
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Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A300 and Sony WX9
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A300Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9
Class Entry-Level DSLR Ultracompact
Launched 2008-01-30 2011-01-06
Physical type Compact SLR Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip - BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 372.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3872 x 2592 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mounting type Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-125mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.6-6.3
Macro focus range - 5cm
Amount of lenses 143 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech - XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.49x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 2s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 5.30 m
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 632 gr (1.39 lb) -
Dimensions 131 x 99 x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 95 x 56 x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 64 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 538 not tested
Other
Battery model - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $0 $188