Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

71

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.4
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Weight
Light-weight
117 g
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

54

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x58x17 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Thickness
Thin
0.7"

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX1

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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Around 20% thinner
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $292.99 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 Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W380's lens captures slightly more light (1.1 f-stops)
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
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More than 20% larger sensor
Macro focus Better macro capability 5 cm vs 8 cm
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Focus on subjects around 40% closer to the lens
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 142 g
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Around 20% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1250s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
DSC-TX1:94x58x17 mm
DSC-W380:91x52x20 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
DSC-TX1:0.7"
DSC-W380:0.8"
Weight Light weight Help
DSC-TX1:142 g
DSC-W380:117 g
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DSC-TX1:1/1250s
DSC-W380:1/1600s
Lowest price Very expensive Help
DSC-TX1:$292.99
DSC-W380:$314.88
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
DSC-TX1:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W380:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DSC-TX1:4x
DSC-W380:5x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Thickness Slightly thicker
Lowest price More expensive
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Thickness Slightly thicker
Weight Slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Samsung TL225

Samsung TL225

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Size Larger

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-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

appearance

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
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