Casio EX-H10 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS

Below, we are analyzing the Casio EX-H10 vs Ricoh WG-4 GPS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Casio and Ricoh. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-H10 (12MP) and WG-4 GPS (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The EX-H10 was brought out 5 years prior to the WG-4 GPS and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the EX-H10 scores against the WG-4 GPS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-H10 & Ricoh WG-4 GPS. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-H10 Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 GPS Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-H10 provides external measurements of 102mm x 62mm x 24mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-4 GPS has specifications of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-H10 against the WG-4 GPS.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-H10 and WG-4 GPS is 93 and 90 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-H10 and WG-4 GPS.

All in all, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Ricoh WG-4 GPS to give you greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-H10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.