Canon S100 vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Below is a thorough comparison of the Canon S100 versus Ricoh WG-5 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and WG-5 GPS (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The S100 was manufactured 4 years before the WG-5 GPS and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the S100 grades vs the WG-5 GPS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S100 & Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The entire galleries are provided at Canon S100 Gallery & Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon S100 has got outside dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has dimensions of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the S100 and the WG-5 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S100 and WG-5 GPS is 93 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S100 and WG-5 GPS.

Clearly, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S100 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS will produce extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The older S100 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.