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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300

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Pros

  • street photography camera has a perfect balance of picture quality plus portability
  • HX300 is a pretty fast camera
  • Easy

Cons

  • Sony H300 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • lack of a viewfinder means
  • RAW photos are not supported therefore the user has less room to maneuver in post

Key specs

  • Super HAD CCD
  • 20 Mpx
  • 5152, 3864 px
  • 3
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 - Pros & Cons

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300

Pros

  • street photography camera has a perfect balance of picture quality plus portability
  • HX300 is a pretty fast camera
  • Easy
  • Intelligent Auto
  • and Superior Auto
  • plenty of lens and a well-formed right-hand grip
  • HX300's video is as good as its photos
  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 is very good to excellent
  • image stabilization is top-notch
  • handling
  • responsiveness

Cons

  • Sony H300 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • lack of a viewfinder means
  • RAW photos are not supported therefore the user has less room to maneuver in post
  • just Contrast Detect Autofocus and is missing Phase Detect Autofocus
  • very slow and not good in low light conditions
  • The camera does not have a mic and headphone jack
  • it can seem a little slow
  • the camera can slow you down in other ways
  • no GPS or Wi-Fi built in
  • renderings than photos and have off colors
  • are Micro-HDMI and Micro-USB ports

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
20 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
5152 x 3864 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeSuper HAD CCD
Sensor photo detectors20.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution5152 x 3864 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2736
  • 2592x1944
  • 5152x2896
  • 1920x1080
ProcessorBIONZ
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom35.0 x
Digital zoom280.0 x
Minimum aperture3.4
Maximum aperture3
Focal length equiv25 - 875
Focus adjustmentMotorised drive
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Normal focus range0.39 in
Image stabiliserOptical
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/1500 sec
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 10
  • 2sec
Histogramyes
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range8.8
Flash modes
  • Fill-in mode
  • Slow synchro
  • Auto mode
  • Flash off
  • Redeye reduction
Continuous drive0.8 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 10
  • 2
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight17.46 oz
Width5.02 in
Height3.5 in
Depth3.61 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350
Battery technologyAA
Battery voltage6.0 V
Number of batteries supported4
Start-up time1000.0 ms
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Other features
GPSno
Energy Star certifiedno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • BUL
  • CRO
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 800
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution5152 x 3864 px
White balance presets9
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Display resolution460 x 800 px
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution201000.0 px
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMP4
Camera playbackSlide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage55.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portno
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 - Q&A (1)

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    trudi
    about 2 years ago
    Does the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 have WiFi?
    millie
    about 2 years ago
    No, the DSC-H300 does not support WiFi connectivity.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony - Editorial Reviews (8)

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony H300 Review | Camera Decision
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Sony H300 Review | Camera Decision

Sony H300 is a 20.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 03.05.2013
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 is a new premium super-zoom compact camera. A 50x, 24-1200mm lens, a 20.4 megapixel CMOS sensor, 1920x1080 50p Full HD video with stereo sound, high-resolution tilting 3-inch screen, manual shooting mode, 10fps continuous shooting, and a full range of creative shooting modes are all offered by the HX300. Read our detailed Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 review to find out if it's the right bridge camera for you.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony HX300 review
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TechRadar
Published: 20.02.2013
Sony HX300 review
4.0

Big body, huge lens and large resolution bridge camera

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony Cyber-shot HX300 review | Cameralabs
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Cameralabs
Published: 17.06.2013
Sony Cyber-shot HX300 review | Cameralabs
3.9
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Preview - Steve's Digicams
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Preview - Steve's Digicams

Sony has announced a new, affordable high zoom point and shoot camera, the Cyber-shot DSC-H300. Four AA batteries power the camera, which features a 20.1-megapixel CCD image sensor, a BIONZ image processor, and a long 35x optical zoom lens with built-in Optical SteadyShot image stabilization.While the

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Review: Sony CyberShot DSC-HX300 and LG 55LA8600
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Published: 01.08.2013
Review: Sony CyberShot DSC-HX300 and LG 55LA8600

Sony CyberShot DSC-HX300, the camera with the steadiest zoom, and LG 55LA8600 an awesome TV and a mobile app for office work. - Issue Date: Aug 04, 2013

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Sony H300 Review
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Published: 11.02.2014
Sony H300 Review

Sony H300 review, find out how the H300 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Very fine point-and-shoot with a 50x zoom lens
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Published: 07.05.2013
Very fine point-and-shoot with a 50x zoom lens

The 24-1,200mm lens on the HX300 covers an impressive range and, thankfully, its image stabilization is top-notch, too.

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