Casio EX-Z270 vs Ricoh WG-4

Let's look more closely at the Casio EX-Z270 and Ricoh WG-4, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Casio and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and WG-4 (16MP) and the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and WG-4 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The EX-Z270 was unveiled 6 years before the WG-4 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh WG-4 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the EX-Z270 scores vs the WG-4 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Ricoh WG-4. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Ricoh WG-4 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z270 enjoys physical dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-4 has proportions of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-Z270 against the WG-4.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z270 and WG-4 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z270 and WG-4.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z270 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Ricoh WG-4 will produce more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.