Sony A380 vs Sony QX100

Its time to look a little more closely at the Sony A380 versus Sony QX100, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Lens-style and both are created by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the A380 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the A380 (APS-C) and QX100 (1") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The A380 was released 5 years prior to the QX100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A380 matches up against the QX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are available at Sony A380 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A380 has exterior dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the A380 vs the QX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A380 and QX100 is 68 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by checking specifications. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A380 and QX100.

To sum up, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A380 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The more aged A380 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.