Sony A7S II vs Sony W550

Let's look more closely at the Sony A7S II and Sony W550, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. The resolution of the A7S II (12MP) and the W550 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the A7S II (Full frame) and W550 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was revealed 4 years later than the W550 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the A7S II scores vs the W550 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7S II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are provided at Sony A7S II Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Sony A7S II has got outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony W550 has specifications 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 dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the A7S II against the W550.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the A7S II and W550 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A7S II and W550.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7S II using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W550 will resolve more detail because of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The fresher A7S II will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.