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Sony A450 vs Sony H300

Portability
65
Imaging
54
Features
52
Overall
53
Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 front
Portability
63
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Key Specs

Sony A450
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 200 - 12800
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 560g - 137 x 104 x 81mm
  • Introduced January 2010
Sony H300
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-875mm (F3-5.9) lens
  • 590g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
  • Launched February 2014
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Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Sony A450 over the Sony H300

 A450 H300 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing

Reasons to pick Sony H300 over the Sony A450

 H300 A450 
LaunchedFebruary 2014January 2010More recent by 50 months
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kClearer screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Sony A450 and Sony H300

 A450 H300 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither contains Touch friendly screen

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 size comparison

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

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 top view buttons comparison

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Sensor Comparison

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.

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 sensor size comparison

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A450 Portrait photography highlights
Sony H300 Portrait photography highlights
72
manual focus
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
40
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
features face detect focusing
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Sony A450 Street photography factors
Sony H300 Street photography factors
66
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
no moving screen
43
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
heavier than others (590 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony A450
Sports photography with Sony H300
77
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
great battery pack (1,050 CIPA)
has phase detect AF
50
amazing zoom range (25-875mm 35.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
features tracking focus
great battery (350 per charge)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony A450
Travel photography with Sony H300
60
great battery pack (1,050 CIPA)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
has built in flash
no Timelapse recording
does not offer selfie friendly screen
56
great battery (350 shots)
resolution is good (20MP)
built-in flash
decently wide (25mm)
great reach (875mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
heavier than others (590g)
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A450 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony H300 as a Landscape photography camera
66
manual focus
swap lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
great battery pack (1,050 shots)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
no Timelapse recording
47
decently wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
great battery (350 shots)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A450 Vlogging features
Sony H300 Vlogging features
9
no video shooting
24
decently wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focusing
slow max aperture (f3)
display is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have mic support
heavier than others (590g)
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Sony A450 vs Sony H300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A450 and Sony H300
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A450Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300
Type Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2010-01-05 2014-02-13
Physical type Compact SLR SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz Bionz(R)
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 23.4 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 365.0mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4592 x 3056 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 12800 3200
Minimum native ISO 200 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 9 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type Sony/Minolta Alpha fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-875mm (35.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3-5.9
Available lenses 143 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 2.7 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology TFT Clear Photo Color LCD Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder resolution - 201 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.53x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1500 secs
Continuous shooting rate 7.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 8.80 m
Flash modes Auto, Fill, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Wireless/ High Speed Sync Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30p)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video format - MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 560 gr (1.23 lb) 590 gr (1.30 lb)
Physical dimensions 137 x 104 x 81mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.2") 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 66 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.8 not tested
DXO Low light rating 769 not tested
Other
Battery life 1050 pictures 350 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FM500H -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/ SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Retail pricing $1,241 $249