Olympus VH-515 vs Sony W550

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony W550, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VH-515 (12MP) and the W550 (14MP) is very well matched and they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VH-515 was revealed 14 months later than the W550 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the VH-515 scores vs the W550 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are available at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-515 offers outside measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony W550 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the VH-515 vs the W550.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and W550 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and W550.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony W550 to resolve more detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern VH-515 should have an edge in sensor innovation.