Sony A330 vs Sony H300

Below is a detailed review of the Sony A330 versus Sony H300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and H300 (20MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The A330 was introduced 5 years before the H300 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the A330 scores against the H300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A330 enjoys external dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) and the Sony H300 has dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the A330 against the H300.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A330 and H300 is 67 and 63 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A330 and H300.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A330 using its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony H300 will give more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics more aggressively. The older A330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.