Olympus VH-515 vs Sony W380

Following is a detailed review of the Olympus VH-515 and Sony W380, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VH-515 (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is pretty similar and they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VH-515 was announced 2 years after the W380 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the VH-515 scores versus the W380 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-515 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 provides physical measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and 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).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the VH-515 and the W380.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and W380 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes simply by going over specs. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and W380.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony W380 to offer you more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The newer VH-515 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.