Sony A380 vs Sony RX10

Below, we are evaluating the Sony A380 and Sony RX10, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A380 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the A380 (APS-C) and RX10 (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The A380 was revealed 5 years earlier than the RX10 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A380 grades versus the RX10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The full galleries are available at Sony A380 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A380 comes with outer dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the A380 and the RX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A380 and RX10 is 68 and 58 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A380 and RX10.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A380 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 will give more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older A380 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.