Olympus 6020 vs Sony A550

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus 6020 and Sony A550, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the 6020 (13MP) and the A550 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the 6020 (1/2.3") and A550 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The 6020 was unveiled 2 months after the A550 so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 6020 being a Compact camera and the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the 6020 matches up versus the A550 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A550. The full galleries are provided at Olympus 6020 Gallery & Sony A550 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 6020 has physical dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony A550 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the 6020 versus the A550.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 6020 and A550 is 95 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions only by going through specs. The image underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 6020 and A550.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 6020 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A550 will provide extra detail having an extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively.