Sony W380 vs Sony A77 II

Following is a extended assessment of the Sony W380 vs Sony A77 II, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are created by Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the W380 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the W380 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The W380 was brought out 5 years prior to the A77 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the W380 matches up against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are available at Sony W380 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony W380 comes with external measurements 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 A77 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the W380 versus the A77 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the W380 and A77 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing technical specs. The pic below may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the W380 and A77 II.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The W380 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Sony A77 II will render more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged W380 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.