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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
38
Overall
37
Olympus VR-330 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 front
Portability
62
Imaging
47
Features
51
Overall
48

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Key Specs

Olympus VR-330
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • 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 February 2011
  • Previous Model is Olympus VR-320
Sony HX350
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Expand to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 652g - 130 x 93 x 103mm
  • Announced December 2016
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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Overview

In this article, we will be matching up the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony HX350, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and HX350 (20MP) but they use the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VR-330 was manufactured 6 years before the HX350 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the VR-330 scores vs the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VR-330 over the Sony HX350

 VR-330 HX350 

Reasons to pick Sony HX350 over the Olympus VR-330

 HX350 VR-330 
AnnouncedDecember 2016February 2011Fresher by 71 months
Manually focus More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution922k460kCrisper screen (+462k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VR-330 and Sony HX350

 VR-330 HX350 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurement
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch screen Missing Touch screen

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VR-330 comes with outer dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the VR-330 vs the HX350.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VR-330 and HX350 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-330 and HX350.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony HX350 to render extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older VR-330 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 sensor size comparison

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Portrait photography info
Sony HX350 Portrait photography info
33
MP count good (14 megapixels)
provides face detect focus
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
48
manual focus
decent megapixels (20MP)
has face detection focusing
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus VR-330
Street photography with Sony HX350
62
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (158g)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
50
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
heavier than competitors in class (652g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VR-330 as a Sports photography camera
Sony HX350 as a Sports photography camera
47
long zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
provides tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
53
great zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Travel photography information
Sony HX350 Travel photography information
70
lighter than competition in class (158g)
MP count good (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (24mm)
very long zoom (300mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
54
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (24mm)
long zoom (1200mm)
no Time Lapse function
heavier than competitors in class (652g)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Landscape photography details
Sony HX350 Landscape photography details
42
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
no manual control
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
50
manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
no Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Vlogging details
Sony HX350 Vlogging details
32
quite wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focus
lighter than competition in class (158 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have mic port
27
rather wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
no external mic jack
heavier than competitors in class (652 grams)
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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony HX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VR-330 and Sony HX350
 Olympus VR-330Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VR-330 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2011-02-08 2016-12-20
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III BIONZ X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
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 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 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
Min native ISO 80 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-300mm (12.5x) 24-1200mm (50.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/2.8-6.3
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 202 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Min shutter speed 4s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.70 m 8.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Off, auto, fill, slow sync, advanced, rear sync
External flash
AEB
WB 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
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 158 grams (0.35 lbs) 652 grams (1.44 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 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $220 -