Olympus 550WP vs Sony A33

Following is a complete overview of the Olympus 550WP versus Sony A33, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and A33 (14MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and A33 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The 550WP was manufactured 19 months before the A33 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the 550WP grades versus the A33 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 550WP & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 550WP Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 550WP offers physical dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Sony A33 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the 550WP against the A33.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 550WP and A33 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by viewing technical specs. The image here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 550WP and A33.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 550WP because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A33 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 550WP will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.