Sony W220 vs Sony W550

Lets look much closer at the Sony W220 and Sony W550, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. The resolution of the W220 (12MP) and the W550 (14MP) is pretty close and both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The W220 was manufactured 3 years prior to the W550 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony W220 being a Compact camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the W220 scores against the W550 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W220 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The entire galleries are available at Sony W220 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Sony W220 comes with physical measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony W550 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the W220 compared to the W550.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the W220 and W550 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the W220 and W550.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony W550 to result in more detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures more aggressively. The older W220 will be behind in sensor innovation.