Sony A6500 vs Sony W380

Here is a in depth review of the Sony A6500 and Sony W380, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W380 (14MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6500 was introduced 6 years later than the W380 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A6500 grades versus the W380 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6500 enjoys outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the A6500 vs the W380.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6500 and W380 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6500 and W380.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A6500 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A6500 will give you more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more recent A6500 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.