Sony H300 vs Sony A99

Let's take a closer look at the Sony H300 versus Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both built by Sony. The resolution of the H300 (20MP) and the A99 (24MP) is pretty close but the H300 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) posses different sensor measurements.

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The H300 was manufactured 15 months after the A99 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the H300 matches up versus the A99 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are available at Sony H300 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony H300 has exterior 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 A99 has sizing of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony H300 versus Sony A99 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the H300 and the A99.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the H300 and A99 is 63 and 57 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by researching technical specs. The pic below might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the H300 and A99.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The H300 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony A99 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent H300 should have an advantage in sensor technology.