Sony H300 vs Sony WX50

Its time to look more closely at the Sony H300 and Sony WX50, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the H300 (20MP) and WX50 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The H300 was unveiled 2 years later than the WX50 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the H300 scores versus the WX50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The full galleries are provided at Sony H300 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony H300 offers exterior dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the H300 versus the WX50.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H300 and WX50 is 63 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing only by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the H300 and WX50.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You should anticipate the Sony H300 to give you greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent H300 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.