Sony A380 vs YI M1

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony A380 and YI M1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Sony and YI. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the A380 (14MP) and M1 (20MP) and the A380 (APS-C) and M1 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The A380 was launched 8 years prior to the M1 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera and the YI M1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the A380 scores vs the M1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 & YI M1. The complete galleries are available at Sony A380 Gallery & YI M1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A380 provides outside measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs) and the YI M1 has measurements of 114mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 350 grams (0.77 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A380 and the M1.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A380 and M1 is 68 and 87 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A380 and M1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A380 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the YI M1 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A380 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.