Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Below, we will be looking at the Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Canon and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 500 HS was revealed 5 years before the WG-5 GPS and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a quick summary of how the ELPH 500 HS matches up versus the WG-5 GPS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon ELPH 500 HS & Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The full galleries are viewable at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery & Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 500 HS has external 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) and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has dimensions of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the ELPH 500 HS and the WG-5 GPS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 500 HS and WG-5 GPS is 94 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 500 HS and WG-5 GPS.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-5 GPS to resolve more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older ELPH 500 HS is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.