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
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
117 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

56

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS10

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
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 1.5 fps
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More than 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 2s
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30x longer exposures
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $293.18 vs $314.88
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The best price we've seen is $22 cheaper (around 10% less)
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

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 98x55x23 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
Weight Significantly lighter 117 g vs 163 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10
56 vs 65
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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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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
DMC-FS10:f/2.8
DSC-W380:f/2.4
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Lowest price Very expensive Help
DMC-FS10:$293.18
DSC-W380:$314.88
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
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
DMC-FS10:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W380:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

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 IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Travel zoom

$248

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$111 - $127

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Travel zoom

$232 - $262

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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-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-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
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
Sony Cybershot DSC-W580

Sony Cybershot W580

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Storage slots Has more storage slots
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle

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