Sony A380 vs Sony W810

Here is a extensive comparison of the Sony A380 and Sony W810, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A380 (14MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A380 (APS-C) and W810 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The A380 was launched 5 years earlier than the W810 and that is a fairly serious gap 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 W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the A380 grades versus the W810 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A380 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Sony A380 offers outside dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Sony W810 has specifications of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Sony A380 and Sony W810 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the A380 vs the W810.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A380 and W810 is 68 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing merely by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A380 and W810.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A380 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W810 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older A380 will be behind in sensor technology.