Sony A6600 vs Sony W550

Below is a detailed analysis of the Sony A6600 versus Sony W550, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both created by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the A6600 (24MP) and W550 (14MP) and the A6600 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The A6600 was released 8 years later than the W550 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A6600 scores against the W550 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6600 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6600 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6600 has outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs) whilst 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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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the A6600 compared to the W550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6600 and W550 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6600 and W550.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A6600 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6600 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern A6600 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.