Sony A100 vs Sony W550

Below is a extensive analysis of the Sony A100 vs Sony W550, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the A100 (10MP) and W550 (14MP) and the A100 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The A100 was announced 6 years prior to the W550 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the A100 matches up versus the W550 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are available at Sony A100 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A100 features outside dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Sony W550 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the A100 and the W550.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A100 and W550 is 64 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The visual here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A100 and W550.

To sum up, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A100 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony W550 will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older A100 is going to be behind in sensor tech.