Sony A380 vs Sony WX150

Following is a extensive review of the Sony A380 and Sony WX150, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A380 (14MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A380 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The A380 was announced 3 years earlier than the WX150 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the A380 matches up against the WX150 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The whole galleries are available at Sony A380 Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A380 has got outer measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A380 vs the WX150.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A380 and WX150 is 68 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The image underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A380 and WX150.

Plainly, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A380 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX150 will provide you with more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images far more aggressively. The more aged A380 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.