Sony A6400 vs Sony W380

The following is a in depth review of the Sony A6400 and Sony W380, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and W380 (14MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A6400 was released 9 years after the W380 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A6400 scores versus the W380 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony W380 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6400 provides outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A6400 and Sony W380 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the A6400 compared to the W380.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6400 and W380 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The image below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6400 and W380.

As you can tell, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6400 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A6400 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher A6400 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.