Sony A550 vs Sony WX500

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Sony A550 vs Sony WX500, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the A550 (14MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A550 (APS-C) and WX500 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The A550 was revealed 6 years prior to the WX500 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the A550 scores against the WX500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The full galleries are provided at Sony A550 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A550 has got external dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the A550 and the WX500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A550 and WX500 is 63 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The graphic here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A550 and WX500.

To sum up, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A550 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh easier and the Sony WX500 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older A550 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.