Sony H300 vs Sony W380

The following is a extensive assessment of the Sony H300 and Sony W380, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the H300 (20MP) and W380 (14MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The H300 was brought out 4 years after the W380 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the H300 grades versus the W380 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are available at Sony H300 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Sony H300 has outer measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs) and the Sony W380 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the H300 and the W380.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H300 and W380 is 63 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The picture underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the H300 and W380.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony H300 to give more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more recent H300 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.