Sony HX350

Sony HX350 is Sony's Small Sensor Superzoom digital camera initially announced on December of 2016. It comes with a 20 MegaPixel, BSI-CMOS 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a max resolution of 5184 x 3456.

The HX350 is scored #26 out of 244 in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and overall #452 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our list. You should test our Smart camera search to get camera rankings based on your personalized factors.

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The Sony HX350 comes with a history of related digital cameras. Here, you can take a look at all older and latest models along with important specifications.

You can check the HX350 from various angles in the gallery below.

Below is a collection of pluses and minuses of the Sony HX350 based on criterias that are usually considered important in a digital camera.

The Sony HX350 is run by the BIONZ X chip. The measurement of the sensor in the Sony HX350 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor has the ability to capture 5184 x 3456 pixels and aspect ratios of 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. The camera boasts Image Stabilization (Optical). Optical stabilization is preferable than digital stabilization as the latter may cause cropping.

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The BSI-CMOS sensor boasts 20MP and gives a standard ISO range of 80 - 3200. This ISO can also be widened digitally to a high of 12800. Sadly, RAW files are not supported therefore you have less margin for error.

The graphic below shows the HX350's sensor dimensions compared to other popular sizes. The HX350 sensor comes with a crop factor of 5.8 and is outlined in green.

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To get a sense of various aspect ratios, you should refer to the graphic below.

Sony HX350 weighs 1.44 lb (652 grams or 23.00 ounces) and features exterior size of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1"). The weight of typical Small Sensor Superzoom camera is 387 grams so the Sony HX350 is more heavy in comparison with its competitors.

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The following is a pic of the Sony HX350 with a soda to help you have a feel for its scale.

The top view below will show the button layout on the HX350.

The HX350 has a fixed lens and it has a focal range of 24-1200mm giving it a 50.0 x zoom which is exceptional and would enable you to zoom right in.

At the widest 24mm, the lens will have an aperture of f2.8 and that's rather slow and not the best in low light events and you might find it difficult to capture good bokeh. You will probably also need to increase the ISO causing noisy shots. For the tele end, 1200mm is superb zoom and comes to f6.3 making it very sluggish and you will need to use slower shutter speeds.

The HX350 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• HDMI Yes

Digital cameras that include NFC or Bluetooth connectivity can be used wirelessly via smartphones. You are able to transfer files and oftentimes change settings with no need to connect straight to the camera.

Many applications even provide a Liveview and hit the shutter whenever you are not close to the camera. If the camera comes with a HDMI out, it can be hooked up to an external display. Most cameras will allow you to charge the battery pack using the USB port.

The max video resolution in the Sony HX350 is 1920 x 1080 and it can shoot in MPEG-4 and AVCHD file format. 1080p resolution provides a good balance for video quality versus file sizes but 1080p will not give you much room to downsample. The camera does not have a mic or headphone port which means that you get little control over your sound. It is probably a better idea to purchase another camera if you require decent sound in your videos.

Sony HX350 does not include environment proofing so damp conditions could affect the camera.

The Sony HX350 comes with a 3" tilting display screen supporting a resolution of 922k dots.

Sadly the display screen isn't a touch screen.

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The View Finder specifications regarding Sony HX350 are as follows:

• ViewFinder Electronic
• Resolution 202k dots
• Coverage 100 percent

In those bright outdoor situations which make the camera displays washed out and challenging to view, viewfinders can be very helpful.

Sony HX350 continuous shooting speed is 10.0 fps. The max shutter speed is 1/4000 sec.

Sony HX350 boasts only in-built flash without external flash support.

Sony HX350 boasts just Contrast Based Autofocus and lacks Phase Detect Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot more faster and accurate in comparison with Contrast Based autofocusing. The camera comes with Face detection which makes it valuable for portrait photography.

Sony HX350 supports manual focusing if needed for low light conditions or you need to have more accurate focusing control.

The battery pack for the Sony HX350 is designed to last for 300 shots as per the CIPA requirements making it about the same as its competitors. The usual Small Sensor Superzoom camera battery life is 316. Fujifilm HS35EXR has the maximum (600) battery life for this kind of cameras.

Underneath is a listing of Small Sensor Superzoom cameras that come with the highest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Fujifilm HS35EXR
HX350 vs Fujifilm HS35EXR600 yesnono

Nikon B500
HX350 vs B500600 nonoyes

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Nikon L840
HX350 vs L840590 noyesno

Panasonic FZ200
HX350 vs FZ200540 yesnono

Leica V-Lux 4
HX350 vs V-Lux 4540 yesnono

The following graph shows a summary of the Sony HX350 for various types of photography. To look at more, go to the specific paragraph below.

The Sony HX350 receives a score of 47 which is decent, meaning that it is relatively suited to use for portrait photography. Taking portrait photos leans heavily to sensor dimensions, RAW support plus the flexibility to use external lighting.

Coming in at a moderate rating of 50, the Sony HX350 is reasonably adequate for street photography. A decent street photography camera features a perfect balance of picture quality and portability.

A moderate sports photography points tally of 53 means the Sony HX350 is fairly adequate for shooting sports. A camera needs very good autofocus and shutter speeds for sports photography.

Portability is very crucial in choosing a camera for travel. In general, the Sony HX350 gets a average 54 for a travel camera which makes it relatively adequate to take with you on your vacations.

When you are looking to purchase a digital camera for landscape photography, the most critical factor will no doubt be image quality. The Sony HX350 and it's reasonable grade of 49 as a landscape camera is somewhat suitable within the current marketplace.

A vlogging camera should really offer a articulating display, microphone input and if possible image stabilization. Taking all things in to account, the Sony HX350 is not acceptable as a vlog camera as it gets a bad score of 27.

If you are trying to find replacements to the HX350, below is a list of the highest ranked cameras that fall in to the class of Small Sensor Superzoom.

The line chart followed below offers you an overview of the HX350 versus it's top scoring competitors shown previously.

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