Sony W380 vs Sony A77

Lets look closer at the Sony W380 and Sony A77, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the W380 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the W380 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The W380 was released 21 months before the A77 making them a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the W380 grades vs the A77 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony W380 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you should consider its weight and volume. The Sony W380 comes with outer measurements of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A77 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the W380 against the A77.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the W380 and A77 is 96 and 59 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through specifications. The visual here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the W380 and A77.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The W380 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older W380 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.