Sony A550 vs Sony WX300

Let's take a closer look at the Sony A550 and Sony WX300, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the A550 (14MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A550 (APS-C) and WX300 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The A550 was introduced 4 years earlier than the WX300 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A550 grades against the WX300 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A550 Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A550 has got outside dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the A550 vs the WX300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A550 and WX300 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A550 and WX300.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A550 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX300 will deliver more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older A550 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.