Canon A3000 IS vs Ricoh WG-4

Its time to look much closer at the Canon A3000 IS and Ricoh WG-4, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A3000 IS (10MP) and WG-4 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A3000 IS was unveiled 5 years before the WG-4 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short view of how the A3000 IS scores versus the WG-4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot A3000 IS & Ricoh WG-4. The full galleries are available at Canon A3000 IS Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon A3000 IS has got external measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-4 has sizing of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

Examine the Canon A3000 IS and Ricoh WG-4 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the A3000 IS against the WG-4.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A3000 IS and WG-4 is 94 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to envision the gap in sensor sizes simply by checking out a spec sheet. The picture below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A3000 IS and WG-4.

Clearly, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Ricoh WG-4 to provide greater detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A3000 IS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.