Nikon Z6 II vs Sony W380

Lets examine more closely at the Nikon Z6 II vs Sony W380, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and W380 (14MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and W380 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The Z6 II was released 10 years later than the W380 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the Z6 II grades against the W380 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are available at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z6 II enjoys external dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Nikon Z6 II vs Sony W380 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the Z6 II vs the W380.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z6 II and W380 is 61 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The graphic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and W380.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z6 II will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger Z6 II will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.