Casio EX-100 vs Ricoh WG-70

The following is a detailed review of the Casio EX-100 versus Ricoh WG-70, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Casio and Ricoh. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and WG-70 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and WG-70 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The EX-100 was announced 7 years prior to the WG-70 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the EX-100 scores versus the WG-70 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Ricoh WG-70. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-100 provides outer dimensions of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-70 has dimensions 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-100 against the WG-70.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and WG-70 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading technical specs. The image underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-100 and WG-70.

As you have seen, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-100 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-70 will offer greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.