Olympus 550WP vs Olympus SP-100

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 550WP and Olympus SP-100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and SP-100 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 550WP was announced 6 years prior to the SP-100 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the 550WP grades versus the SP-100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Olympus Stylus SP-100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 550WP comes with exterior measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Olympus SP-100 has dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") and a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the 550WP versus the SP-100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and SP-100 is 94 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by seeing specs. The image here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 550WP and SP-100.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Olympus SP-100 to provide more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged 550WP will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.