Sony A550 vs Sony S2000

Lets examine more in depth at the Sony A550 and Sony S2000, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the A550 (14MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the A550 (APS-C) and S2000 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The A550 was introduced very close to the S2000 so they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A550 matches up vs the S2000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A550 Gallery & Sony S2000 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A550 has got exterior dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony S2000 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the A550 versus the S2000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the A550 and S2000 is 63 and 93 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing specs. The image underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A550 and S2000.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A550 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A550 will provide you with more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.