Sony A550 vs Sony W610

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Sony A550 and Sony W610, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. The image resolution of the A550 (14MP) and the W610 (14MP) is relatively close but the A550 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The A550 was released 3 years before the W610 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the A550 matches up versus the W610 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A550 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A550 enjoys outside dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A550 and Sony W610 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the A550 vs the W610.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A550 and W610 is 63 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The photograph here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A550 and W610.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got the exact same resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The A550 contains the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallower depth of field easier. The older A550 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.