Sony A6500 vs Sony W550

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A6500 versus Sony W550, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W550 (14MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The A6500 was unveiled 5 years after the W550 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the A6500 scores against the W550 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A6500 enjoys external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Sony W550 has sizing 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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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the A6500 against the W550.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and W550 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reviewing technical specs. The picture below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A6500 and W550.

As you can tell, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A6500 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A6500 will offer extra detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern A6500 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.