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Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350

Portability
81
Imaging
62
Features
83
Overall
70
Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 front
Portability
97
Imaging
36
Features
25
Overall
31

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Key Specs

Olympus E-M10 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 383g - 122 x 84 x 49mm
  • Launched August 2020
  • Replaced the Olympus E-M10 III
Sony W350
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.7-5.7) lens
  • 117g - 91 x 52 x 17mm
  • Revealed January 2010
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Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Overview

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M10 IV (20MP) and W350 (14MP) and the E-M10 IV (Four Thirds) and W350 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 IV was brought out 10 years later than the W350 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W350 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-M10 IV scores versus the W350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M10 IV over the Sony W350

 E-M10 IV W350 
RevealedAugust 2020January 2010More recent by 129 months
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1040k230kClearer display (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony W350 over the Olympus E-M10 IV

 W350 E-M10 IV 

Common features in the Olympus E-M10 IV and Sony W350

 E-M10 IV W350 

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Physical Comparison

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M10 IV offers external dimensions of 122mm x 84mm x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 383 grams (0.84 lbs) while the Sony W350 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the E-M10 IV against the W350.

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 IV and W350 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 IV and W350.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 IV due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Olympus E-M10 IV will result in greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 IV should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-M10 IV
Portrait photography with Sony W350
77
focusing manually
good resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
28
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV Street photography factors
Sony W350 Street photography factors
84
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
offers touch to focus
very good high ISO (25,600)
58
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus E-M10 IV
Sports photography with Sony W350
72
quiet shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
no phase detect autofocus
34
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
max fps very slow (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV Travel photography information
Sony W350 Travel photography information
84
supports bluetooth
offers touch to focus
good resolution (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
66
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.7)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV Landscape photography advice
Sony W350 Landscape photography advice
82
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
very good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
37
rather wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.7)
tiny screen (2.7")
manual mode not available
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-M10 IV Vlogging features
Sony W350 Vlogging features
78
selfie friendly display
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
supports face detection autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
doesn't have external mic port
29
rather wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.7)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external mic support
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Olympus E-M10 IV vs Sony W350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-M10 IV and Sony W350
 Olympus OM-D E-M10 IVSony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Ultracompact
Launched 2020-08-04 2010-01-07
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VIII Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.4 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 226.2mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 5184 x 3888 4320 x 3240
Maximum native ISO 25600 3200
Lowest native ISO 200 80
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 121 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 26-105mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/2.7-5.7
Macro focusing range - 10cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 1,040k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360k dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.62x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 8.7 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 7.20 m (at ISO 200) 3.80 m
Flash modes Redeye, fill-in, off, redeye slow-sync (1st-curtain), slow sync (1st-curtain), slow sync (2nd-curtain), manual Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/250 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 383 gr (0.84 pounds) 117 gr (0.26 pounds)
Dimensions 122 x 84 x 49mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") 91 x 52 x 17mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 360 photos -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID BLS-50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported) Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Price at launch $699 $200