Sony DSC-W350 vs DSC-W380

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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Smaller

91x52x17 mm

91x52x20 mm

Around 20% smaller

Better macro capability

4 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens

Significantly cheaper

$164.00

$314.88

The best price we've seen is $151 cheaper (around 50% less)

Thinner

0.7"

0.8"

Around 20% thinner

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the Sony DSC-W350

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

Wider aperture

f/2.4

f/2.7

At its widest zoom, the DSC-W380's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Better wide angle

24 mm

26 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-W380

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Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

66	vs	71
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

DSC-W350:	f/2.7
DSC-W380:	f/2.4

Fairly small

DSC-W350:	91x52x17 mm
DSC-W380:	91x52x20 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Light weight
	117 g

Thin

DSC-W350:	0.7"
DSC-W380:	0.8"

	Short max exposure time
	2 seconds

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1600 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Slow continuous shooting

DSC-W350:	1.4 fps
DSC-W380:	1.5 fps

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p

Poor zoom

DSC-W350:	4x
DSC-W380:	5x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Capture very high resolution images
	9.8 MP

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	3,200 ISO

competitors

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Creates panoramas in-camera

Records lower quality movies

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is thicker

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly less expensive

Doesn't have image stabilization

Records lower quality movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Slightly longer exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Slightly lower maximum light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Ultra compact

Doesn't have image stabilization

Records lower quality movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W320 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W320 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Significantly larger screen

Slightly cheaper

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W330 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cybershot W580

Compact

Significantly larger screen

Has more storage slots

Narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cybershot W580 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W380

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Sony Cyber-shotDSC-W350 vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W380

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent ultra compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Sony Cybershot W570

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cybershot W580

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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W350
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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W380