Samsung TL500 vs Sony W550

Let's look a bit more closely at the Samsung TL500 versus Sony W550, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the TL500 (10MP) and W550 (14MP) and the TL500 (1/1.7") and W550 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The TL500 was brought out 12 months prior to the W550 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung TL500 being a Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the TL500 scores vs the W550 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung TL500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The entire galleries are available at Samsung TL500 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung TL500 has physical dimensions of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony W550 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Compare the Samsung TL500 versus Sony W550 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the TL500 compared to the W550.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TL500 and W550 is 88 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the TL500 and W550.

Clearly, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The TL500 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W550 will offer you more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged TL500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.