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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV

Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
38
Overall
37
Olympus VR-330 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV front
Portability
89
Imaging
52
Features
79
Overall
62

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Key Specs

Olympus VR-330
(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
  • Introduced February 2011
  • Superseded the Olympus VR-320
Sony RX100 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 298g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Announced June 2015
  • Superseded the Sony RX100 III
  • Successor is Sony RX100 V
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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Overview

On this page, we will be analyzing the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony RX100 IV, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") provide different sensor sizes.

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The VR-330 was revealed 5 years before the RX100 IV which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the VR-330 scores against the RX100 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VR-330 over the Sony RX100 IV

 VR-330 RX100 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 IV over the Olympus VR-330

 RX100 IV VR-330 
AnnouncedJune 2015February 2011More modern by 52 months
Focus manually More accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k460kCrisper screen (+769k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus VR-330 and Sony RX100 IV

 VR-330 RX100 IV 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen dimensions
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-330 features external dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony RX100 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the VR-330 and the RX100 IV.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-330 and RX100 IV is 94 and 89 respectively.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV top view buttons comparison

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading specs. The image here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-330 and RX100 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VR-330 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 IV will offer greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged VR-330 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV sensor size comparison

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VR-330 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Portrait photography camera
33
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
offers face detection focus
no manual focus
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
65
you can focus manually
flash sync is higher than normal (1/2,000 seconds)
good megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
offers face detect focus
saves RAW formats
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus VR-330
Street photography with Sony RX100 IV
62
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average (158g)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
85
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
lighter than competitors in class (298g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Sports photography details
Sony RX100 IV Sports photography details
47
great zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
68
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
fast continuous shooting (16.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
offers tracking focus
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Travel photography info
Sony RX100 IV Travel photography info
70
lighter than average (158 grams)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
decently wide (24mm)
very long reach (300mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
86
lighter than competitors in class (298g)
good megapixels (20MP)
built-in flash
display is selfie friendly
relatively wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VR-330 Landscape photography advice
Sony RX100 IV Landscape photography advice
42
decently wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
74
you can focus manually
relatively wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus VR-330
Vlogging with Sony RX100 IV
32
decently wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection focus
lighter than average (158g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external mic port
81
relatively wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
display is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competitors in class (298 grams)
lack of microphone jack
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Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VR-330 and Sony RX100 IV
 Olympus VR-330Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VR-330 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2011-02-08 2015-06-10
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW support
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-300mm (12.5x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Largest aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance 1cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 460 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Maximum quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting speed - 16.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 4.70 m -
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in -
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync - 1/2000 secs
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) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 158 gr (0.35 pounds) 298 gr (0.66 pounds)
Physical dimensions 101 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 562
Other
Battery life - 280 shots
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-42B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $220 $898