Olympus Tough TG-5 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus Tough TG-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus Tough TG-5 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included - Carl Zeiss
Height 6.6 cm 9.32 cm
Width 11.3 cm 12.96 cm
Depth 3.19 cm 10.32 cm
Weight 250 g 625 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 250 g Camera only: 625 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 652 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom 4x 50x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor -
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Image Processor TruePic VIII BIONZ X
LENS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 50x zoom - 4.3 - 215 mm - f/2.8-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm 24 - 1200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 10 groups / 15 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 55 mm
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, Super ED glass
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 201,600 pixels
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
ISO (Max) 12800 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-12800 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO auto, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, handheld twilight, gourmet, advanced sports, anti-motion blur
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater -
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 7.9 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.1 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens)
0.5 m - 8.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2.4 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
12 m: ISO 3200 (wide lens)
5.1 m: ISO 3200 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, MPF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2920
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2056
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1920 x 1920
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Battery Type Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.4 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.6 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 15 frames per second 10 frames per second for 10 frames
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready, distortion correction function, Focus Stacking Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, Intelligent Sweep Panorama (360)
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Included Accessories Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
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