Olympus 550WP vs Sony W730

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus 550WP versus Sony W730, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and W730 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 550WP was introduced 5 years before the W730 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the 550WP matches up versus the W730 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 550WP features outside dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony W730 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the 550WP versus the W730.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and W730 is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 550WP and W730.

As you can see, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony W730 to show more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older 550WP will be behind in sensor tech.