Canon XC10 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

Below, we will be matching up the Canon XC10 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Canon and Ricoh. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and WG-4 GPS (16MP) and the XC10 (1") and WG-4 GPS (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The XC10 was manufactured 15 months later than the WG-4 GPS which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the XC10 grades vs the WG-4 GPS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon XC10 & Ricoh WG-4 GPS. The entire galleries are available at Canon XC10 Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon XC10 offers outer measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") with a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-4 GPS has dimensions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

Examine the Canon XC10 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the XC10 vs the WG-4 GPS.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the XC10 and WG-4 GPS is 54 and 90 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The visual here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the XC10 and WG-4 GPS.

All in all, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XC10 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS will deliver more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger XC10 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.