Sony A550 vs Sony H70

Below, we will be comparing the Sony A550 vs Sony H70, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A550 (14MP) and the H70 (16MP) is pretty close but the A550 (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The A550 was introduced 13 months prior to the H70 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A550 grades vs the H70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The whole galleries are available at Sony A550 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A550 offers external dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony H70 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the A550 against the H70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the A550 and H70 is 63 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by looking through specs. The visual underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A550 and H70.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A550 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony H70 will render greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A550 will be behind in sensor innovation.