Fujifilm S1500 vs Ricoh WG-30

Lets look much closer at the Fujifilm S1500 vs Ricoh WG-30, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by companies FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S1500 (10MP) and WG-30 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm S1500 was revealed 6 years prior to the WG-30 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S1500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Ricoh WG-30 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Fujifilm S1500 matches up vs the WG-30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S1500 & Ricoh WG-30. The full galleries are provided at Fujifilm S1500 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S1500 comes with outside dimensions of 103mm x 73mm x 68mm (4.1" x 2.9" x 2.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30 has measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm S1500 and the WG-30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S1500 and WG-30 is 82 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by reviewing specs. The picture below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S1500 and WG-30.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Ricoh WG-30 to deliver more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm S1500 is going to be behind in sensor tech.