Ricoh WG-50 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Ricoh WG-50 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

Ricoh WG-50 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included - Carl Zeiss
Height 6.15 cm 9.32 cm
Width 12.25 cm 12.96 cm
Depth 2.96 cm 10.32 cm
Weight 173 g 625 g
Weight Details Camera only: 173 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 193 g
Camera only: 625 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 652 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Orange Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, shockproof, dust-resistant, sandproof, cold-resistant -
Digital Zoom 7.2x -
Optical Zoom 5x 50x
SENSOR Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,790,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/3.5-5.5 Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 50x zoom - 4.3 - 215 mm - f/2.8-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 1200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-60cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 10 groups / 15 elements
Filter Size - 55 mm
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, Super ED glass
FOCUSING Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture, Self Portrait Auto Shutter Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Ricoh WG-50 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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
ISO (Max) 6400 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 125-6400 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, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, fireworks, flower, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, sunset, candle, night scene with portrait, kids, report, digital microscope, handheld night shot, Dynamic Range (HDR), digital IS, portrait & sunset, portrait & backlight, portrait & blue sky, group photo Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, beach, snow, high sensitivity, soft skin, handheld twilight, gourmet, advanced sports, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Soft, Black & White, Colour, fisheye, miniature, Retro, Colour Extract, brightness, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Color Emphasis -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white), fluorescent light (white) -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
DISPLAY Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in 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 AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 5.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.2 m - 3.5 m: ISO auto (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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, MPF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Ricoh WG-50 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 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 Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1464
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1024 x 768
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 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Battery Type Pentax D-Li92 Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-Li92 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots
Playback - 4.3 hours
Video recording - 1.5 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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 3sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.08 frames per second 10 frames per second for 10 frames
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Built-in Light LED lights -
Additional Features Histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Pixel Track SR, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures 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 Ricoh WG-50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, macro stand, carabiner strap 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 14 m -
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