Sony H300 vs Sony W320

Below, we are looking at the Sony H300 versus Sony W320, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the H300 (20MP) and W320 (14MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The H300 was introduced 4 years after the W320 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the H300 matches up versus the W320 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The whole galleries are available at Sony H300 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and volume. The Sony H300 enjoys physical dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs) and the Sony W320 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check out the Sony H300 versus Sony W320 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the H300 compared to the W320.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the H300 and W320 is 63 and 97 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the H300 and W320.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony H300 to offer greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent H300 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.