The big question though is how the A300 compares to the higher resolution A350, as many hoped its lower pixel count would result in a camera with lower noise levels. Jump to 1600 or 3200 ISO and these become obtrusive. Like the A200 though, noise and smearing from processing artefacts are creeping in at 400 ISO, and these really kick-in at 800 ISO. As such you’ll enjoy clean, detailed images at 100 and 200 ISO. The crops are taken from an area just below and to the left of the centre and presented here at 100%.Įmploying the same 10.2 Megapixel sensor as the A200 and A100, it’s not surprising to find the A300 performing essentially the same here.
The image above was taken with the Sony A300 at 26mm f8 and with a sensitivity of 100 ISO the original JPEG measured 3.99 MB. All lenses were set to f8 in Aperture Priority mode and adjusted to deliver the same field of view. To compare noise levels under real-life conditions we shot this scene with the Sony Alpha DSLR A300, Alpha A350 and the Canon EOS 450D / XSi within a few moments of each other using each of their ISO settings in Aperture Priority mode.īoth Sony’s were tested using the same DT 18-70mm kit lens, and the Canon 450D tested with the EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens. Support this site by price checking below For low light high ISO examples, see our Sony Alpha A300 sample images page. The A350 and Canon 450D samples below are from final production models.
We will update this page with samples from a retail A300 when one becomes available. Note: Sony has asked us to describe our A300 as a pre-production model, although supplied in retail packaging and running Firmware version 1.0, we’re confident the output is close or even identical to what you’ll get with final production units. Outdoor resolution / Studio resolution / Real life Noise