Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

65

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
Samsung HZ10W

43

Runner-up

Samsung HZ10W

Reasons to buy the Samsung HZ10W

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm

differences

Advantages of the Samsung HZ10W

Zoom More zoom 10x vs 5x
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4x more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 3,200 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Longest exposure Longer exposures 16s vs 2s
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8x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.4 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W380's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)
Size Much smaller 91x52x20 mm vs 105x61x37 mm
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2.5x smaller
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.9 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Weight Much lighter 117 g vs 249 g
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2.1x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.5"
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Around 50% thinner
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
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Samsung HZ10W Samsung HZ10W
43 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 travel zoom with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
24 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
HZ10W:Lens, Sensor shift
DSC-W380:Lens
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
HZ10W:1/1500s
DSC-W380:1/1600s
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
HZ10W:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W380:720p

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Samsung HZ10W Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $323

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Canon PowerShot S10

Canon PowerShot S10

Digicam

Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
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-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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