Sony NEX-7 vs Sony H300

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony NEX-7 vs Sony H300, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Sony. The image resolution of the NEX-7 (24MP) and the H300 (20MP) is very similar but the NEX-7 (APS-C) and H300 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The NEX-7 was brought out 3 years earlier than the H300 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the NEX-7 grades versus the H300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The entire galleries are provided at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-7 comes with external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the NEX-7 against the H300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-7 and H300 is 84 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing simply by going over specifications. The graphic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-7 and H300.

Plainly, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NEX-7 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older NEX-7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.