Leica D-Lux 6 vs Ricoh WG-30

The following is a thorough comparison of the Leica D-Lux 6 vs Ricoh WG-30, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Leica and Ricoh. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the D-Lux 6 (10MP) and WG-30 (16MP) and the D-Lux 6 (1/1.7") and WG-30 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The D-Lux 6 was introduced 3 years earlier than the WG-30 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the D-Lux 6 matches up against the WG-30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Leica D-Lux 6 and Ricoh WG-30. The whole galleries are available at Leica D-Lux 6 Gallery and Ricoh WG-30 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Leica D-Lux 6 offers outer dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Ricoh WG-30 has dimensions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the D-Lux 6 versus the WG-30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the D-Lux 6 and WG-30 is 86 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions just by researching a spec sheet. The image below should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D-Lux 6 and WG-30.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The D-Lux 6 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-30 will render extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged D-Lux 6 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.