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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
24
Overall
31
Olympus VG-120 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 front
Portability
62
Imaging
47
Features
51
Overall
48

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Key Specs

Olympus VG-120
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 120g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Released January 2011
Sony HX350
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Push to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 652g - 130 x 93 x 103mm
  • Revealed December 2016
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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Overview

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and HX350 (20MP) but they possess the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was announced 7 years earlier than the HX350 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the VG-120 matches up vs the HX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-120 over the Sony HX350

 VG-120 HX350 

Reasons to pick Sony HX350 over the Olympus VG-120

 HX350 VG-120 
RevealedDecember 2016January 2011Newer by 72 months
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution922k230kCrisper screen (+692k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VG-120 and Sony HX350

 VG-120 HX350 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurement
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 provides outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the VG-120 and the HX350.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-120 and HX350 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over a spec sheet. The image here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-120 and HX350.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You should count on the Sony HX350 to offer you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Portrait photography highlights
Sony HX350 Portrait photography highlights
33
MP count good (14 megapixels)
supports face detect focusing
no manual focus
manual exposure not available
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
48
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (20MP)
comes with face detection focus
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Street photography info
Sony HX350 Street photography info
48
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
50
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
more heavy than others (652g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Sports photography features
Sony HX350 Sports photography features
26
MP count good (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
terrible battery life (160 shots)
doesn't have phase detect AF
53
excellent zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus VG-120
Travel photography with Sony HX350
62
MP count good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
relatively wide (26mm)
no Timelapse recording
terrible battery life (160 CIPA)
does not offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
54
decent megapixels (20MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
very long reach (1200mm)
no Timelapse mode
more heavy than others (652g)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX350 as a Landscape photography camera
36
relatively wide (26mm)
screen is a good size (3")
MP count good (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
manual exposure not available
lack of image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
terrible battery life (160 per charge)
no Timelapse recording
50
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20MP)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX350 Vlogging highlights
28
relatively wide (26mm)
supports face detect focusing
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone support
27
reasonably wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
no external microphone support
more heavy than others (652 grams)
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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony HX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-120 and Sony HX350
 Olympus VG-120Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
General Information
Company Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VG-120 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Category Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2011-01-06 2016-12-20
Physical type Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III BIONZ X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4288 x 3216 5184 x 3456
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Max enhanced ISO - 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-1200mm (50.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.8-6.3
Macro focusing distance 7cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 202k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Min shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Max shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter rate - 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.40 m 8.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Off, auto, fill, slow sync, advanced, rear sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 1920 x 1080
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None 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 120 grams (0.26 lb) 652 grams (1.44 lb)
Dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 130 x 93 x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 160 images 300 images
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-70B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots One One
Price at release $190 -