Sony NEX-5 vs Sony H300

Below is a in depth overview of the Sony NEX-5 vs Sony H300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the NEX-5 (14MP) and H300 (20MP) and the NEX-5 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The NEX-5 was launched 4 years before the H300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the NEX-5 matches up versus the H300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The complete galleries are available at Sony NEX-5 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Sony NEX-5 offers outside dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) while the Sony H300 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the NEX-5 compared to the H300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-5 and H300 is 89 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The photograph here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-5 and H300.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NEX-5 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony H300 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older NEX-5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.