Sony A3000 vs Sony W380

Its time to look closer at the Sony A3000 versus Sony W380, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the A3000 (20MP) and W380 (14MP) and the A3000 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The A3000 was released 3 years later than the W380 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A3000 scores versus the W380 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are available at Sony A3000 Gallery and Sony W380 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A3000 comes with physical dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony W380 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A3000 versus Sony W380 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A3000 against the W380.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A3000 and W380 is 69 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing just by checking technical specs. The photograph below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 and W380.

As you have seen, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A3000 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A3000 will give more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images more aggressively. The more recent A3000 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.