Olympus 550WP vs Sony W330

Below is a in-depth comparison of the Olympus 550WP vs Sony W330, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and W330 (14MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 550WP was announced 12 months before the W330 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the 550WP matches up vs the W330 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 550WP enjoys outside measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony W330 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the 550WP versus the W330.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 550WP and W330 is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 550WP and W330.

As you have seen, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony W330 to render greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older 550WP will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.