Sony A450 vs Sony H300

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony A450 and Sony H300, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the A450 (14MP) and H300 (20MP) and the A450 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The A450 was manufactured 5 years prior to the H300 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the A450 scores vs the H300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A450 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A450 has got outer dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs) whilst the Sony H300 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Look at the Sony A450 and Sony H300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the A450 against the H300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A450 and H300 is 65 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The graphic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A450 and H300.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A450 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony H300 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older A450 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.