Sony HX300
Superzoom Camera
 vs Sony HX200
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300

Best price $428
  • Significantly cheaper street price $428 vs $1,260
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.4 MP vs 18.2 MP
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs April 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 50.0× vs 30.0×
  • Wider angle lens 4.3mm vs 8.0mm
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Best price
$1,260
  • Weighs a little bit less than the HX300 18.7 oz vs 22.9 oz
  • Smaller body size 64 in³ vs 79 in³
  • 13% more battery life 450 shots vs 400 shots
  • Viewscreen flips out HX300 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging HX300 does not have GPS
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

What the Sony HX300 and Sony HX200 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Sony HX300 and the Sony HX200

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
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