Konica Minolta 5D vs Sony A550

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Konica Minolta 5D vs Sony A550, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Konica and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Minolta 5D (6MP) and A550 (14MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The Minolta 5D was launched 5 years earlier than the A550 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Konica Minolta 5D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Minolta 5D grades against the A550 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D and Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The complete galleries are viewable at Konica Minolta 5D Gallery and Sony A550 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Konica Minolta 5D has outer dimensions of 131mm x 93mm x 67mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) whilst the Sony A550 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Minolta 5D versus the A550.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Minolta 5D and A550 is 64 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements only by viewing specifications. The graphic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Minolta 5D and A550.

To sum up, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Sony A550 to render greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older Minolta 5D will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.