Canon SX120 IS vs Ricoh WG-80

In this write-up, we are comparing the Canon SX120 IS and Ricoh WG-80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by brands Canon and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the SX120 IS (10MP) and WG-80 (16MP) and the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and WG-80 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The SX120 IS was announced 13 years before the WG-80 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the SX120 IS grades versus the WG-80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS & Ricoh WG-80. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX120 IS Gallery & Ricoh WG-80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX120 IS offers outside measurements of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") with a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-80 has specifications of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the SX120 IS against the WG-80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX120 IS and WG-80 is 87 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specifications. The visual below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX120 IS and WG-80.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SX120 IS with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Ricoh WG-80 will give you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The older SX120 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.