Sony H300 vs Sony WX9

Let's look more closely at the Sony H300 and Sony WX9, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the H300 (20MP) and WX9 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The H300 was announced 3 years after the WX9 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the H300 matches up against the WX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony H300 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony H300 provides outer measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs) and the Sony WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the H300 vs the WX9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the H300 and WX9 is 63 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading technical specs. The image below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the H300 and WX9.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony H300 to deliver greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent H300 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.