Sony A7R vs Sony W550

Lets take a closer look at the Sony A7R vs Sony W550, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and W550 (14MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and W550 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The A7R was announced 2 years after the W550 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple view of how the A7R grades vs the W550 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A7R features outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Sony W550 has sizing 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 change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the A7R and the W550.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7R and W550 is 78 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The image here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R and W550.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7R having a larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony A7R will offer you more detail with its extra 22MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer A7R should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.