Sony A330 vs Sony HX300

Its time to examine more closely at the Sony A330 vs Sony HX300, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the A330 (10MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the A330 (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A330 was announced 4 years before the HX300 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief overview of how the A330 matches up vs the HX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A330 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A330 enjoys outside dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs) whilst the Sony HX300 has measurements of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the A330 compared to the HX300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A330 and HX300 is 67 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A330 and HX300.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A330 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX300 will resolve more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.