Sony A380 vs Sony W620

Below, we will be analyzing the Sony A380 and Sony W620, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the A380 (14MP) and the W620 (14MP) is pretty close but the A380 (APS-C) and W620 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The A380 was released 3 years before the W620 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the A380 scores versus the W620 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A380 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A380 comes with external dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony W620 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A380 and Sony W620 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the A380 compared to the W620.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A380 and W620 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizes purely by viewing specs. The image here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A380 and W620.

All in all, both of those cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit different sensor sizes. The A380 uses the bigger sensor which should make getting shallower depth of field easier. The more aged A380 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.