Sony W380 vs Sony WX300

The following is a in depth review of the Sony W380 and Sony WX300, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the W380 (14MP) and WX300 (18MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The W380 was introduced 4 years before the WX300 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise view of how the W380 scores against the WX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are provided at Sony W380 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony W380 has outer dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Sony W380 and Sony WX300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the W380 versus the WX300.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the W380 and WX300 is 96 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The pic below should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the W380 and WX300.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony WX300 to offer you more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged W380 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.