Sony A300 vs Sony WX9
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Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Key Specs
(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
(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
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.
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created ImagesThe 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.
Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The entire galleries are available at Sony A300 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony WX9
A300 | WX9 | |||
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Manual focus | More precise focusing | |||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Reasons to pick Sony WX9 over the Sony A300
WX9 | A300 | |||
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Announced | January 2011 | January 2008 | More recent by 35 months | |
Screen dimension | 3" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 230k | Clearer screen (+691k dot) |
Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony WX9
A300 | WX9 | |||
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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).
Analyze the Sony A300 versus Sony WX9 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.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.
Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and WX9 is 64 and 99 respectively.
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.
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Sony A300 vs Sony WX9 Specifications
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 | |
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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 |