Canon ELPH 330 HS vs Ricoh WG-30

Below, we will be matching up the Canon ELPH 330 HS versus Ricoh WG-30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Canon and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 330 HS (12MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 330 HS was manufactured 20 months earlier than the WG-30 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a concise overview of how the ELPH 330 HS scores versus the WG-30 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS & Ricoh WG-30. The entire galleries are provided at Canon ELPH 330 HS Gallery & Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon ELPH 330 HS has got outside dimensions of 97mm x 56mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the ELPH 330 HS compared to the WG-30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ELPH 330 HS and WG-30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ELPH 330 HS and WG-30.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Ricoh WG-30 to resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older ELPH 330 HS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.