Olympus 550WP vs Sony A77

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus 550WP versus Sony A77, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 550WP (10MP) and A77 (24MP) and the 550WP (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The 550WP was launched 3 years before the A77 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 550WP being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the 550WP scores vs the A77 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 550WP and Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 550WP Gallery and Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 550WP provides physical measurements of 94mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 550WP versus Sony A77 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the 550WP vs the A77.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 550WP and A77 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing merely by researching technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 550WP and A77.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 550WP because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A77 will render more detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older 550WP will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.