Canon XC10 vs Sony W380

Below is a thorough review of the Canon XC10 and Sony W380, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Canon and Sony. The sensor resolution of the XC10 (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is very close but the XC10 (1") and W380 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The XC10 was launched 5 years later than the W380 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the XC10 grades against the W380 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon XC10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are provided at Canon XC10 Gallery and Sony W380 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon XC10 has got outer dimensions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") having a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) while the Sony W380 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the XC10 versus the W380.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the XC10 and W380 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the XC10 and W380.

All in all, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XC10 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W380 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The younger XC10 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.