Sony A550 vs Sony ZV-1

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A550 and Sony ZV-1, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the A550 (14MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the A550 (APS-C) and ZV-1 (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A550 was released 11 years earlier than the ZV-1 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A550 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A550 matches up against the ZV-1 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 and Sony ZV-1. The complete galleries are available at Sony A550 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Sony A550 offers outer dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the A550 versus the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A550 and ZV-1 is 63 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking specifications. The pic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A550 and ZV-1.

To sum up, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A550 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony ZV-1 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged A550 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.