Sony A900 vs Sony W380

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A900 versus Sony W380, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and W380 (14MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and W380 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The A900 was introduced 14 months prior to the W380 making them a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the A900 matches up against the W380 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The whole galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A900 comes with exterior dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) whilst the Sony W380 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A900 versus Sony W380 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the A900 vs the W380.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A900 and W380 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is tough to see the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A900 and W380.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A900 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A900 will produce extra detail using its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older A900 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.