Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.4
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 91x52x20 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
280 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Canon PowerShot A2200

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A2200

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO

differences

Advantages of the Canon A2200

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Lowest price Much cheaper $91.10 vs $314.88
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The best price we've seen is $224 cheaper (3.5x less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.4 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W380's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Size Smaller 91x52x20 mm vs 93x55x22 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W380's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 135 g
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More than 10% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.5 fps vs 0.9 fps
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Around 70% faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A2200 Canon PowerShot A2200
57 vs 65
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
A2200:f/2.8
DSC-W380:f/2.4
Size Fairly small Help
A2200:93x55x22 mm
DSC-W380:91x52x20 mm
Weight Light weight Help
A2200:135 g
DSC-W380:117 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
A2200:0.9 fps
DSC-W380:1.5 fps
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A2200:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W380:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A2200:4x
DSC-W380:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Shutter lag Has slightly more shutter lag
Movie format Records lower quality movies

Canon PowerShot A2200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$71

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Significantly larger
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Size Smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Ultra compact

Size Slightly smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370

Compact

$169 - $211

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Much narrower aperture

appearance

Canon PowerShot A2200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
Canon PowerShot A2200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
Canon PowerShot A2200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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