Kodak Mini vs Sony A550

Here is a thorough overview of the Kodak Mini versus Sony A550, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Kodak and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Mini (10MP) and A550 (14MP) and the Mini (1/3") and A550 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Mini was brought out 14 months later than the A550 making them a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Kodak Mini being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Mini matches up against the A550 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Kodak EasyShare Mini & Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The entire galleries are viewable at Kodak Mini Gallery & Sony A550 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Kodak Mini has got physical dimensions of 86mm x 53mm x 18mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 99 grams (0.22 lbs) while the Sony A550 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the Mini and the A550.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Mini and A550 is 97 and 63 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Mini and A550.

Clearly, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Mini featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A550 will offer you greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop photos more aggressively. The more recent Mini is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.