Sony H300 vs Sony W690

The following is a in depth overview of the Sony H300 vs Sony W690, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the H300 (20MP) and W690 (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The H300 was announced 24 months after the W690 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the H300 matches up against the W690 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony H300 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony H300 features outside dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs) and the Sony W690 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the H300 vs the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the H300 and W690 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions merely by viewing a spec sheet. The pic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the H300 and W690.

Clearly, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony H300 to result in greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics far more aggressively. The more recent H300 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.