Sony RX100 II vs Sony W380

Its time to look closer at the Sony RX100 II vs Sony W380, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the RX100 II (20MP) and W380 (14MP) and the RX100 II (1") and W380 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The RX100 II was brought out 3 years later than the W380 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the RX100 II matches up against the W380 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The entire galleries are provided at Sony RX100 II Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony RX100 II has got outside dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs) while the Sony W380 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the RX100 II versus the W380.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the RX100 II and W380 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the RX100 II and W380.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The RX100 II featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony RX100 II will produce more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent RX100 II should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.