Canon 550D vs Samsung ST65

Let's look a little more closely at the Canon 550D versus Samsung ST65, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 550D (18MP) and ST65 (14MP) and the 550D (APS-C) and ST65 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The 550D was manufactured 9 months earlier than the ST65 and they are both of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon 550D being a Compact SLR camera and the Samsung ST65 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 550D matches up against the ST65 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 550D and Samsung ST65. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon 550D Gallery and Samsung ST65 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon 550D has exterior dimensions of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs) and the Samsung ST65 has dimensions of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the 550D vs the ST65.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 550D and ST65 is 70 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 550D and ST65.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 550D because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 550D will deliver greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older 550D is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.