Sony A550 vs Sony S930

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony A550 versus Sony S930, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the A550 (14MP) and S930 (10MP) and the A550 (APS-C) and S930 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The A550 was revealed 12 months after the S930 and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony S930 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the A550 matches up against the S930 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S930. The full galleries are available at Sony A550 Gallery & Sony S930 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera often, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A550 provides exterior measurements 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 S930 has proportions of 90mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.5" x 2.4" x 1.0") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the A550 compared to the S930.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A550 and S930 is 63 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing technical specs. The image below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A550 and S930.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A550 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony A550 will offer you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern A550 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.