Sony S950 vs Sony W550

Following is a detailed analysis of the Sony S950 and Sony W550, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the S950 (10MP) and W550 (14MP) but both cameras have the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S950 was launched 3 years earlier than the W550 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony S950 being a Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the S950 grades vs the W550 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The complete galleries are provided at Sony S950 Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony S950 has external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Sony W550 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the S950 and the W550.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S950 and W550 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The image here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the S950 and W550.

All in all, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony W550 to produce greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged S950 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.