Canon SX120 IS vs Ricoh WG-30W

Let's take a closer look at the Canon SX120 IS versus Ricoh WG-30W, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Canon and Ricoh. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the SX120 IS (10MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and WG-30W (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The SX120 IS was introduced 6 years earlier than the WG-30W and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SX120 IS matches up against the WG-30W when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS and Ricoh WG-30W. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX120 IS Gallery and Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX120 IS features physical dimensions of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") along with a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30W has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the SX120 IS versus the WG-30W.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SX120 IS and WG-30W is 87 and 91 respectively.

Often, its tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SX120 IS and WG-30W.

As you can tell, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX120 IS having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Ricoh WG-30W will offer you more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older SX120 IS is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.