Sony A700 vs Sony W550

Here, we are contrasting the Sony A700 versus Sony W550, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. The resolution of the A700 (12MP) and the W550 (14MP) is fairly close but the A700 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The A700 was released 4 years before the W550 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A700 scores against the W550 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The complete galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A700 features exterior dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") and a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) while the Sony W550 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A700 versus the W550.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the A700 and W550 is 58 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes merely by researching technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A700 and W550.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The A700 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W550 will render more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged A700 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.