Canon S95 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Canon S95 versus Ricoh WG-4 GPS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and WG-4 GPS (16MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The S95 was released 4 years earlier than the WG-4 GPS and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the S95 matches up vs the WG-4 GPS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S95 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon S95 Gallery and Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon S95 has got outer dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-4 GPS has dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the S95 vs the WG-4 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S95 and WG-4 GPS is 93 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The photograph below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the S95 and WG-4 GPS.

All in all, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S95 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older S95 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.