Sony A6600 vs Sony W380

Following is a complete comparison of the Sony A6600 vs Sony W380, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and W380 (14MP) and the A6600 (APS-C) and W380 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The A6600 was brought out 9 years after the W380 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the A6600 scores against the W380 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A6600 Gallery and Sony W380 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A6600 has got outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) and the Sony W380 has measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the A6600 against the W380.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6600 and W380 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes merely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6600 and W380.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6600 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6600 will give you more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more modern A6600 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.