Canon A3000 IS vs Ricoh WG-M1

The following is a thorough assessment of the Canon A3000 IS and Ricoh WG-M1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Canon and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the A3000 IS (10MP) and WG-M1 (14MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A3000 IS was released 5 years prior to the WG-M1 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the A3000 IS matches up versus the WG-M1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot A3000 IS & Ricoh WG-M1. The complete galleries are available at Canon A3000 IS Gallery & Ricoh WG-M1 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon A3000 IS has external dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-M1 has sizing of 66mm x 43mm x 89mm (2.6" x 1.7" x 3.5") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the A3000 IS and the WG-M1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A3000 IS and WG-M1 is 94 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A3000 IS and WG-M1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Ricoh WG-M1 to give greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged A3000 IS is going to be behind in sensor tech.