Sony A390 vs Sony W550

Here is a complete overview of the Sony A390 versus Sony W550, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. The image resolution of the A390 (14MP) and the W550 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the A390 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The A390 was introduced 12 months prior to the W550 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A390 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A390 scores against the W550 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A390 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A390 comes with physical dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs) while the Sony W550 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Analyze the Sony A390 versus Sony W550 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the A390 vs the W550.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A390 and W550 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing only by checking specs. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A390 and W550.

All in all, each of these cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit different sensor sizing. The A390 features the bigger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The older A390 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.