Nikon Z50 vs Olympus 550WP

Below, we are evaluating the Nikon Z50 versus Olympus 550WP, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and 550WP (10MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and 550WP (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The Z50 was released 10 years later than the 550WP and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the Z50 matches up versus the 550WP in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z50 & Olympus Stylus 550WP. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Olympus 550WP Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z50 has got outside measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Olympus 550WP has dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the Z50 against the 550WP.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z50 and 550WP is 74 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Z50 and 550WP.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Z50 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z50 will show more detail as a result of its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively. The younger Z50 provides an edge in sensor tech.