Sony A300 vs Sony WX9

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.

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.

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.

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.