Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Ricoh WG-30

Below, we are comparing the Canon ELPH 500 HS versus Ricoh WG-30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 500 HS was released 4 years prior to the WG-30 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the ELPH 500 HS scores vs the WG-30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon ELPH 500 HS and Ricoh WG-30. The complete galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery and Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 500 HS has got outside measurements of 101mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30 has sizing of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the ELPH 500 HS compared to the WG-30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 500 HS and WG-30 is 94 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 500 HS and WG-30.

Clearly, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Ricoh WG-30 to resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images much more aggressively. The older ELPH 500 HS is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.