Olympus 550WP vs Sony A900

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus 550WP vs Sony A900, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and A900 (25MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The 550WP was revealed 3 months after the A900 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the 550WP scores vs the A900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 550WP enjoys outer measurements 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 A900 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the 550WP vs the A900.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 550WP and A900 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing specs. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the 550WP and A900.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 550WP with its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony A900 will offer you more detail because of its extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.