Sony A6300 vs Sony G3

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A6300 vs Sony G3, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and G3 (10MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and G3 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6300 was unveiled 7 years after the G3 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony G3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the A6300 grades vs the G3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3. The full galleries are provided at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony G3 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A6300 features outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony G3 has measurements of 97mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the A6300 compared to the G3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6300 and G3 is 83 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading specs. The picture here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6300 and G3.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A6300 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A6300 will deliver extra detail having an extra 14MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent A6300 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.