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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W

Portability
54
Imaging
44
Features
43
Overall
43
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro front
 
Ricoh WG-30W front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
34
Overall
37

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Key Specs

Fujifilm S3 Pro
(Full Review)
  • 6MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 930g - 148 x 135 x 80mm
  • Released March 2005
  • Superseded the Fujifilm S2 Pro
  • Renewed by Fujifilm S5 Pro
Ricoh WG-30W
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 123 x 62 x 30mm
  • Launched October 2014
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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Overview

Let's look more closely at the Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by companies FujiFilm and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S3 Pro (6MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the Fujifilm S3 Pro (APS-C) and WG-30W (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm S3 Pro was manufactured 10 years prior to the WG-30W and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S3 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the Fujifilm S3 Pro matches up versus the WG-30W for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm S3 Pro over the Ricoh WG-30W

 Fujifilm S3 Pro WG-30W 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Screen resolution235k230kCrisper screen (+5k dot)

Reasons to pick Ricoh WG-30W over the Fujifilm S3 Pro

 WG-30W Fujifilm S3 Pro 
LaunchedOctober 2014March 2005More recent by 116 months
Screen dimension2.7"2"Bigger screen (+0.7")

Common features in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and Ricoh WG-30W

 Fujifilm S3 Pro WG-30W 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Missing Touch friendly screen

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Fujifilm S3 Pro features outside dimensions of 148mm x 135mm x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") and a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30W has specifications of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view size comparison of the Fujifilm S3 Pro against the WG-30W.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S3 Pro and WG-30W is 54 and 91 respectively.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Sensor Comparison

Normally, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and WG-30W.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S3 Pro due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Ricoh WG-30W will deliver extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S3 Pro is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W sensor size comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro as a Portrait photography camera
Ricoh WG-30W as a Portrait photography camera
50
manual focus
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW files
no liveview
low megapixels (6MP)
35
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
comes with face detect focus
no manual focus
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro as a Street photography camera
Ricoh WG-30W as a Street photography camera
56
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
lighter than competition (930g)
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
61
image stabilization (Digital)
weather proofing
no articulating screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro Sports photography advice
Ricoh WG-30W Sports photography advice
47
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
weather sealing
has phase detect autofocus
no liveview
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (6MP)
45
image stabilization (Digital)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
weather proofing
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Fujifilm S3 Pro
Travel photography with Ricoh WG-30W
50
lighter than competition (930g)
weather sealing
has built in flash
doesn't have Timelapse function
low megapixels (6 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
71
weather proofing
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
built-in flash
really wide (28mm)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro Landscape photography factors
Ricoh WG-30W Landscape photography factors
48
manual focus
change lenses (Nikon F mount)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
small screen (2 inch)
no liveview
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (6 megapixels)
doesn't have Timelapse function
43
really wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Digital)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
no manual focus
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.7 inch)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Fujifilm S3 Pro
Vlogging with Ricoh WG-30W
9
no video
33
really wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Digital)
comes with face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone port
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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Ricoh WG-30W Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm S3 Pro and Ricoh WG-30W
 Fujifilm FinePix S3 ProRicoh WG-30W
General Information
Brand Name FujiFilm Ricoh
Model type Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro Ricoh WG-30W
Category Pro DSLR Waterproof
Released 2005-03-16 2014-10-09
Body design Large SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23 x 15.5mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 356.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 6 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4256 x 2848 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens support Nikon F fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Available lenses 309 -
Crop factor 1.6 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 235k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 94 percent -
Features
Min shutter speed 30 seconds 4 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed - 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 15.00 m 3.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction, Slow Sync Auto, flash off, flash on, auto + redeye
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 930g (2.05 lbs) 194g (0.43 lbs)
Dimensions 148 x 135 x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") 123 x 62 x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 60 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.5 not tested
DXO Low light rating 346 not tested
Other
Battery life - 300 images
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 2 or 100 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media xD Picture Card, Compact Flash Type I or II SD/SDHC/SDXC, internal
Storage slots Single Single
Price at release $0 $280