Olympus 550WP vs Sony HX20V

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 550WP vs Sony HX20V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and HX20V (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 550WP was launched 4 years prior to the HX20V and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the 550WP grades vs the HX20V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 550WP and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 550WP Gallery and Sony HX20V Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 550WP provides external measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony HX20V has dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") and a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the 550WP and the HX20V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and HX20V is 94 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 550WP and HX20V.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony HX20V to give you greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older 550WP is going to be behind in sensor tech.