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Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
35
Overall
36
Olympus VR-320 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V front
Portability
62
Imaging
45
Features
60
Overall
51

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Key Specs

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
  • Announced July 2011
  • Refreshed by Olympus VR-330
Sony HX400V
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 660g - 130 x 93 x 103mm
  • Introduced February 2014
  • Old Model is Sony HX300
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Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Overview

Below, we are comparing the Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and HX400V (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VR-320 was announced 3 years prior to the HX400V which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the VR-320 scores versus the HX400V for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VR-320 over the Sony HX400V

 VR-320 HX400V 

Reasons to pick Sony HX400V over the Olympus VR-320

 HX400V VR-320 
IntroducedFebruary 2014July 2011More modern by 31 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution921k230kSharper display (+691k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VR-320 and Sony HX400V

 VR-320 HX400V 
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch display Absent Touch display

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Physical Comparison

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-320 provides physical dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony HX400V has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the VR-320 against the HX400V.

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-320 and HX400V is 94 and 62 respectively.

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V top view buttons comparison

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over technical specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-320 and HX400V.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony HX400V to offer you greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged VR-320 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V sensor size comparison

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VR-320 Portrait photography highlights
Sony HX400V Portrait photography highlights
33
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
provides face detect focusing
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
51
manual focus
good MP (20MP)
supports face detection focus
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus VR-320 Street photography features
Sony HX400V Street photography features
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average in class (158 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
50
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
more heavy than competition in class (660 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus VR-320
Sports photography with Sony HX400V
47
amazing zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
provides tracking focus
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
55
amazing zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VR-320 Travel photography advice
Sony HX400V Travel photography advice
70
lighter than average in class (158 grams)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (24mm)
great zoom (300mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
53
good MP (20MP)
has built in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
very long zoom (1200mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition in class (660g)
does not feature selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VR-320 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX400V as a Landscape photography camera
42
really wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
no manual control
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
49
manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW format
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VR-320 as a Vlogging camera
Sony HX400V as a Vlogging camera
32
really wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focusing
lighter than average in class (158 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic jack
29
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have external microphone port
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not feature selfie friendly display
more heavy than competition in class (660g)
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Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX400V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VR-320 and Sony HX400V
 Olympus VR-320Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VR-320 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2011-07-19 2014-02-12
Body design Compact 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 14MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4288 x 3216 5184 x 3888
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Min native ISO 80 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-300mm (12.5x) 24-1200mm (50.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/2.8-6.3
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.70 m 8.50 m (ISO Auto)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Flash Off / Autoflash / Fill-flash / Slow Sync. / Advanced Flash / Rear Sync. / Wireless (with optional compliant flash)
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 158 gr (0.35 lbs) 660 gr (1.46 lbs)
Dimensions 101 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 130 x 93 x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 300 images
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model LI-42B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $179 $448