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Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400

Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
17
Overall
26
Olympus Stylus 550WP front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 front
Portability
62
Imaging
45
Features
41
Overall
43

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Key Specs

Olympus 550WP
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 38-114mm (F3.5-5.0) lens
  • 167g - 94 x 62 x 22mm
  • Announced January 2009
  • Additionally Known as mju 550WP
Sony H400
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-1550mm (F3.4-6.5) lens
  • 628g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
  • Launched February 2014
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Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Overview

Following is a in depth review of the Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 550WP was revealed 6 years prior to the H400 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 550WP matches up vs the H400 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 550WP over the Sony H400

 550WP H400 

Reasons to pick Sony H400 over the Olympus 550WP

 H400 550WP 
LaunchedFebruary 2014January 2009More modern by 62 months
Screen size3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k230kSharper screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Olympus 550WP and Sony H400

 550WP H400 
Focus manually Lack of manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lack of Touch friendly screen

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Physical Comparison

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus 550WP comes with outside 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 H400 has proportions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the 550WP vs the H400.

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 550WP and H400 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's hard to envision the difference in sensor sizes only by viewing specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 550WP and H400.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony H400 to provide you with extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged 550WP will be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 sensor size comparison

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 550WP Portrait photography features
Sony H400 Portrait photography features
19
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
low MP (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
40
decent MP (20MP)
provides face detection focusing
manual focus not available
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus 550WP Street photography info
Sony H400 Street photography info
61
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment sealing
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
43
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
more heavy than average in class (628g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus 550WP
Sports photography with Sony H400
30
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment sealing
low maximum shutter speed (1/1,000 seconds)
no shutter priority
low MP (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
51
amazing zoom range (25-1550mm 62.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
provides tracking autofocus
max frames per second low (1.0 fps)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus 550WP
Travel photography with Sony H400
55
environment sealing
has built in flash
does not have Timelapse function
low MP (10MP)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
wide angle not the best (38mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
53
decent MP (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
rather wide (25mm)
great reach (1550mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than average in class (628 grams)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 550WP as a Landscape photography camera
Sony H400 as a Landscape photography camera
30
has image stabilization (Digital)
environment sealing
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (38mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.5 inch)
manual exposure not available
low MP (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
does not have Timelapse function
44
rather wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.4)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 550WP Vlogging details
Sony H400 Vlogging details
25
has image stabilization (Digital)
wide angle not the best (38mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (640 x 480 pxls)
does not have microphone jack
26
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
comes with external microphone support
slow max aperture (f3.4)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
more heavy than average in class (628 grams)
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Olympus 550WP vs Sony H400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 550WP and Sony H400
 Olympus Stylus 550WPSony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus 550WP Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
Also called mju 550WP -
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2009-01-07 2014-02-13
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz(R)
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Min native ISO 64 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 38-114mm (3.0x) 25-1550mm (62.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-5.0 f/3.4-6.5
Macro focusing range 7cm -
Focal length multiplier 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 2.5" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 201k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance - 8.80 m
Flash modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1280 X 720
Max video resolution 640x480 1280x720
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 167 gr (0.37 lbs) 628 gr (1.38 lbs)
Physical dimensions 94 x 62 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 300 photographs
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $399 $268