Casio EX-Z29 vs Ricoh WG-30

Here is a thorough assessment of the Casio EX-Z29 and Ricoh WG-30, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Waterproof by companies Casio and Ricoh. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and WG-30 (16MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and WG-30 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z29 was manufactured 6 years prior to the WG-30 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the EX-Z29 scores against the WG-30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 and Ricoh WG-30. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery and Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z29 offers external dimensions of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

Check out the Casio EX-Z29 and Ricoh WG-30 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the EX-Z29 compared to the WG-30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z29 and WG-30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizing simply by reading through technical specs. The visual below will offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z29 and WG-30.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z29 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Ricoh WG-30 will give you greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.