Fujifilm X30 vs Ricoh WG-30W

Let's look much closer at the Fujifilm X30 vs Ricoh WG-30W, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals FujiFilm and Ricoh. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm X30 (12MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the Fujifilm X30 (2/3") and WG-30W (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm X30 was brought out within a month of the WG-30W and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the Fujifilm X30 scores vs the WG-30W in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm X30 & Ricoh WG-30W. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm X30 Gallery & Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm X30 provides physical dimensions of 119mm x 72mm x 60mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 423 grams (0.93 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30W has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm X30 vs the WG-30W.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X30 and WG-30W is 80 and 91 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing technical specs. The image underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm X30 and WG-30W.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm X30 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Ricoh WG-30W will result in more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.