Casio EX-10 vs Ricoh WG-4

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-10 versus Ricoh WG-4, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Casio and Ricoh. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and WG-4 (16MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and WG-4 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The EX-10 was launched 2 months before the WG-4 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the EX-10 matches up versus the WG-4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Ricoh WG-4. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-10 offers outer measurements of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-4 has specifications of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the EX-10 compared to the WG-4.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-10 and WG-4 is 83 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizing just by checking specs. The photograph here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-10 and WG-4.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-10 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Ricoh WG-4 will give you greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively.