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Sony A300 vs Sony A33

Portability
64
Imaging
49
Features
45
Overall
47
Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 front
 
Sony SLT-A33 front
Portability
67
Imaging
54
Features
80
Overall
64

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 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
  • Revealed January 2008
  • Refreshed by Sony A330
Sony A33
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 500g - 124 x 92 x 85mm
  • Released August 2010
  • New Model is Sony A35
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Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Overview

Let's look more in depth at the Sony A300 versus Sony A33, both Entry-Level DSLR cameras and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A300 (10MP) and A33 (14MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The A300 was released 3 years before the A33 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact SLR).

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the A300 grades vs the A33 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony A300 over the Sony A33

 A300 A33 

Reasons to pick Sony A33 over the Sony A300

 A33 A300 
ReleasedAugust 2010January 2008Newer by 31 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kSharper screen (+691k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Sony A300 and Sony A33

 A300 A33 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to travel with your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A300 features physical measurements of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony A33 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the A300 versus the A33.

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A300 and A33 is 64 and 67 respectively.

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 top view buttons comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The pic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A300 and A33.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony A33 to render more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged A300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 sensor size comparison

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A300 Portrait photography info
Sony A33 Portrait photography info
59
focusing manually
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
72
has manual focus
decent MP (14 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
features face detection focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Sony A300 Street photography details
Sony A33 Street photography details
74
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
76
screen articulates fully
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
exports RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony A300 Sports photography highlights
Sony A33 Sports photography highlights
54
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (APS-C)
has phase detect autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
67
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports phase detect auto focus
terrible battery power (340 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Sony A300 Travel photography highlights
Sony A33 Travel photography highlights
45
built-in flash
does not have Timelapse mode
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly display
61
decent MP (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
lack of Timelapse recording
terrible battery power (340 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A300 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony A33 as a Landscape photography camera
57
focusing manually
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
does not have Timelapse mode
67
has manual focus
change lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (14 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
exports RAW files
terrible battery power (340 shots)
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony A300
Vlogging with Sony A33
9
can't shoot video
77
selfie friendly screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
features face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with external microphone support
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Sony A300 vs Sony A33 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A300 and Sony A33
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A300Sony SLT-A33
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 Sony SLT-A33
Class Entry-Level DSLR Entry-Level DSLR
Revealed 2008-01-30 2010-08-24
Physical type Compact SLR Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 23.6 x 15.8mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 372.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio - 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3872 x 2592 4592 x 3056
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 9 15
Cross focus points - 3
Lens
Lens mount Sony/Minolta Alpha Sony/Minolta Alpha
Amount of lenses 143 143
Crop factor 1.5 1.5
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fully Articulated
Screen size 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,150k dots
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.49x 0.73x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 10.00 m (@ ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
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
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 632 gr (1.39 lb) 500 gr (1.10 lb)
Physical dimensions 131 x 99 x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 64 70
DXO Color Depth score 22.5 22.8
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 12.6
DXO Low light score 538 591
Other
Battery life - 340 photos
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type Compact Flash SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $0 $230