Sony A700 vs Sony W380

Here, we will be reviewing the Sony A700 versus Sony W380, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. The resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the A700 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was brought out 3 years prior to the W380 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the A700 matches up versus the W380 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A700 enjoys outside dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") and a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) whilst the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A700 compared to the W380.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A700 and W380 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A700 and W380.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A700 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W380 will produce extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.