Camerarace | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 – Review and technical sheet

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 is a bridge camera launched on 02/13/2014.

Technically speaking, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 ranks well below the category average, scoring 23 overall. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 weights 590 gr and spans 130 x 95 x 122 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality – Score 2, ranks in the category best 26%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance – Score 22, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
• Comfort – Score 42, ranks among the worst 6% of its category.
• Versatility – Score 47, ranks among the worst 33% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait – Suboptimal, score 11, ranks 18% in its category. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape – Good, score 9, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport – Good, score 25, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street – Suboptimal, score 34, ranks 2% in its category. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday – Suboptimal, score 36, ranks 2% in its category. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 421.49 USD and 594.0 USD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.