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Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320

Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
48
Overall
43
Olympus SH-50 front
 
Olympus VR-320 front
Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
35
Overall
36

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Key Specs

Olympus SH-50
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-600mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 269g - 112 x 63 x 42mm
  • Introduced January 2013
Olympus VR-320
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 158g - 101 x 58 x 29mm
  • Launched July 2011
  • Renewed by Olympus VR-330
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Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus SH-50 versus Olympus VR-320, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are sold by Olympus. The resolution of the SH-50 (16MP) and the VR-320 (14MP) is fairly well matched and both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SH-50 was launched 18 months later than the VR-320 making them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the SH-50 scores vs the VR-320 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SH-50 over the Olympus VR-320

 SH-50 VR-320 
LaunchedJanuary 2013July 2011Fresher by 18 months
Manual focus More precise focusing
Display resolution460k230kClearer display (+230k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Olympus VR-320 over the Olympus SH-50

 VR-320 SH-50 

Common features in the Olympus SH-50 and Olympus VR-320

 SH-50 VR-320 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display size3"3"Same display dimensions
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you should factor its weight and size. The Olympus SH-50 enjoys external dimensions of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Olympus VR-320 has specifications of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the SH-50 vs the VR-320.

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SH-50 and VR-320 is 88 and 94 respectively.

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SH-50 and VR-320.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Olympus SH-50 to resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more recent SH-50 provides an advantage in sensor technology.

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 sensor size comparison

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Portrait photography highlights
Olympus VR-320 Portrait photography highlights
44
focusing manually
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
features face detection focusing
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
33
good megapixels (14MP)
comes with face detection focus
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Street photography info
Olympus VR-320 Street photography info
64
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has focus by touch
lighter than average (269 grams)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than others in class (158g)
screen does not articulate
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus SH-50
Sports photography with Olympus VR-320
48
amazing zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
features tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
47
great zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14MP)
comes with tracking autofocus
no shutter priority
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Travel photography highlights
Olympus VR-320 Travel photography highlights
69
lighter than average (269g)
has focus by touch
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
long reach (600mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
70
lighter than others in class (158 grams)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
great reach (300mm)
no Time Lapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Landscape photography highlights
Olympus VR-320 Landscape photography highlights
49
focusing manually
rather wide (25mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
42
relatively wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
manual mode not possible
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SH-50 Vlogging highlights
Olympus VR-320 Vlogging highlights
34
rather wide (25mm)
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than average (269g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have external mic port
32
relatively wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detection focus
lighter than others in class (158g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic socket
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Olympus SH-50 vs Olympus VR-320 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SH-50 and Olympus VR-320
 Olympus SH-50Olympus VR-320
General Information
Brand Olympus Olympus
Model type Olympus SH-50 Olympus VR-320
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2013-01-08 2011-07-19
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic VI TruePic III
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 14MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 4288 x 3216
Highest native ISO 6400 1600
Min native ISO 125 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-600mm (24.0x) 24-300mm (12.5x)
Maximal aperture f/3.0-6.9 f/3.0-5.9
Macro focusing range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 460 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 15s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting rate 12.0 frames/s -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 4.70 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 480fps (176 x 128), 240fps (384 x 288) 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic port
Headphone port
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 269 grams (0.59 lbs) 158 grams (0.35 lbs)
Physical dimensions 112 x 63 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") 101 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
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 ID SLB-10A LI-42B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec, Pet Auto Shutter) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $300 $179