Olympus 550WP vs Sony A850

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus 550WP versus Sony A850, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and A850 (25MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and A850 (Full frame) offer different sensor size.

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The 550WP was brought out 15 months earlier than the A850 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony A850 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the 550WP scores versus the A850 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 550WP and Sony Alpha DSLR-A850. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 550WP Gallery and Sony A850 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus 550WP enjoys physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A850 has specifications of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

See the Olympus 550WP versus Sony A850 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the 550WP against the A850.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and A850 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The visual below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 550WP and A850.

All in all, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 550WP due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A850 will render greater detail having its extra 15 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics more aggressively. The older 550WP will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.