Sony A7S vs Sony W380
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Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3" Tilting Display
- ISO 100 - 409600
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Sony E Mount
- 489g - 127 x 94 x 48mm
- Released April 2014
- New Model is Sony A7S II
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-120mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
- 117g - 91 x 52 x 20mm
- Revealed January 2010
Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Overview
The following is a in depth comparison of the Sony A7S vs Sony W380, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. The resolution of the A7S (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the A7S (Full frame) and W380 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.
Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next monthThe A7S was launched 4 years after the W380 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.
Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A7S matches up vs the W380 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7S Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony A7S over the Sony W380
A7S | W380 | |||
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Revealed | April 2014 | January 2010 | Newer by 52 months | |
Manual focus | Dial exact focusing | |||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen size | 3" | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") | |
Screen resolution | 1230k | 230k | Clearer screen (+1000k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sony W380 over the Sony A7S
W380 | A7S |
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Common features in the Sony A7S and Sony W380
A7S | W380 | |||
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Selfie screen | Neither provides selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly screen | No Touch friendly screen |
Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Physical Comparison
When you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Sony A7S provides outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony W380 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).
Contrast the Sony A7S vs Sony W380 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the A7S versus the W380.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and W380 is 77 and 96 respectively.
Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Sensor Comparison
Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The pic below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7S and W380.
As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7S because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W380 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more modern A7S will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.
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Sony A7S vs Sony W380 Specifications
Sony Alpha A7S | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Sony | Sony |
Model type | Sony Alpha A7S | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 |
Category | Pro Mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Released | 2014-04-06 | 2010-01-07 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | Bionz X | Bionz |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Full frame | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 35.8 x 23.9mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 855.6mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixel | 14 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Max resolution | 4240 x 2832 | 4320 x 3240 |
Max native ISO | 409600 | 3200 |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW format | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
Selective AF | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
AF live view | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Total focus points | 25 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Sony E | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-120mm (5.0x) |
Largest aperture | - | f/2.4-5.9 |
Macro focusing range | - | 5cm |
Total lenses | 121 | - |
Crop factor | 1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Display diagonal | 3" | 2.7" |
Resolution of display | 1,230 thousand dots | 230 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,359 thousand dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.71x | - |
Features | ||
Minimum shutter speed | 30 secs | 2 secs |
Fastest shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
Continuous shutter rate | 5.0fps | 2.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | no built-in flash | 4.80 m |
Flash modes | no built-in flash | Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 3840 x 2160, XAVC S 1080 60p(50Mbps), 30p (50Mbps), 24p (50Mbps). 720 120p (50Mbps). AVCHD 60p (28Mbps), 60i (24Mbps/17Mbps), 24p (24Mbps/17Mbps) | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Max video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x720 |
Video data format | MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC | Motion JPEG |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 489 gr (1.08 lb) | 117 gr (0.26 lb) |
Physical dimensions | 127 x 94 x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") | 91 x 52 x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 87 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 23.9 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 13.2 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 3702 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 360 shots | - |
Type of battery | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | NP-FW50 | NP-BN1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures)) | Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2) |
Time lapse shooting | With downloadable app | |
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo / Pro HG-Duo, Internal |
Card slots | One | One |
Retail price | $1,998 | $44 |