Canon SX70 HS vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS

Lets look more closely at the Canon SX70 HS vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Ricoh. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX70 HS (20MP) and WG-5 GPS (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX70 HS was revealed 3 years later than the WG-5 GPS and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX70 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the SX70 HS scores vs the WG-5 GPS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Ricoh WG-5 GPS. The full galleries are available at Canon SX70 HS Gallery and Ricoh WG-5 GPS Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX70 HS has got outer measurements of 127mm x 91mm x 117mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 4.6") accompanied by a weight of 608 grams (1.34 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-5 GPS has proportions of 125mm x 65mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Contrast the Canon SX70 HS vs Ricoh WG-5 GPS in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the SX70 HS vs the WG-5 GPS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX70 HS and WG-5 GPS is 63 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the difference between sensor sizing purely by going over specs. The photograph below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX70 HS and WG-5 GPS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Canon SX70 HS to deliver extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The newer SX70 HS will have an advantage in sensor tech.